used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Goddess Fortune seems to delight in smiling on a man who risks his all, including life, perhaps, on a desperate chance of, say one to one hundred.
(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 Goddess Fortune seems to delight in smiling on a man who risks his all, including life, perhaps, on a desperate chance of, say one to one hundred.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
a nobleman (in various countries) of varying rank
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition.
Beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Goddess Fortune seems to delight in smiling on a man who risks his all, including life, perhaps, on a desperate chance of, say one to one hundred.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
ClydenounUS /klaɪd/
a river in western Scotland that flows from the southern uplands into the Firth of Clyde; navigable by oceangoing vessels as far as Glasgow
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Goddess Fortune seems to delight in smiling on a man who risks his all, including life, perhaps, on a desperate chance of, say one to one hundred.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading Goddess Fortune seems to delight in smiling on a man who risks his all, including life, perhaps, on a desperate chance of, say one to one hundred.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition.
your usual mood
From this reading If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition.
DolefuladjectiveUS /ˈdoʊlfəl/
filled with or evoking sadness
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
etc
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From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Goddess Fortune seems to delight in smiling on a man who risks his all, including life, perhaps, on a desperate chance of, say one to one hundred.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition.
frownsnounUS /fraʊnz/
plural of “frown” — a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
From this reading If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition.
the act of giving
From this reading If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition.
GoddessnounUS /ˈɡɑːdəs/
a female deity
From this reading Goddess Fortune seems to delight in smiling on a man who risks his all, including life, perhaps, on a desperate chance of, say one to one hundred.
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Goddess Fortune seems to delight in smiling on a man who risks his all, including life, perhaps, on a desperate chance of, say one to one hundred.
ten 10s
From this reading Goddess Fortune seems to delight in smiling on a man who risks his all, including life, perhaps, on a desperate chance of, say one to one hundred.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition.
IInoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
includingverbUS /ˌɪnˈkluːdɪŋ/
-ing form of “include” — have as a part, be made up out of
From this reading Goddess Fortune seems to delight in smiling on a man who risks his all, including life, perhaps, on a desperate chance of, say one to one hundred.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition.
KnighthoodnounUS /ˈnaɪthʊd/
aristocrats holding the rank of knight
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
Ladyshipnoun
a title used to address any peeress except a duchess
From this reading If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Goddess Fortune seems to delight in smiling on a man who risks his all, including life, perhaps, on a desperate chance of, say one to one hundred.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
losesverbUS /ˈluːzəz/
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition.
occurring by chance
From this reading If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Goddess Fortune seems to delight in smiling on a man who risks his all, including life, perhaps, on a desperate chance of, say one to one hundred.
MemoirnounUS /ˈmemwɑːr/
an account of the author's personal experiences
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
MonarchnounUS /ˈmɑːnɑːrk/
a nation's ruler or head of state usually by hereditary right
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
not any; not one
From this reading No!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Goddess Fortune seems to delight in smiling on a man who risks his all, including life, perhaps, on a desperate chance of, say one to one hundred.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Goddess Fortune seems to delight in smiling on a man who risks his all, including life, perhaps, on a desperate chance of, say one to one hundred.
by chance
From this reading Goddess Fortune seems to delight in smiling on a man who risks his all, including life, perhaps, on a desperate chance of, say one to one hundred.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition.
prosperitynounUS /prɑːˈsperəti/
an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
From this reading If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition.
ReignverbUS /reɪn/
have sovereign power
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
risksnounUS /rɪsks/
plural of “risk” — a source of danger; a possibility of incurring loss or misfortune
From this reading Goddess Fortune seems to delight in smiling on a man who risks his all, including life, perhaps, on a desperate chance of, say one to one hundred.
express in words
From this reading Goddess Fortune seems to delight in smiling on a man who risks his all, including life, perhaps, on a desperate chance of, say one to one hundred.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Goddess Fortune seems to delight in smiling on a man who risks his all, including life, perhaps, on a desperate chance of, say one to one hundred.
have in common
From this reading If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition.
a facial expression characterized by turning up the corners of the mouth; usually shows pleasure or amusement
From this reading Goddess Fortune seems to delight in smiling on a man who risks his all, including life, perhaps, on a desperate chance of, say one to one hundred.
so-calledadjectiveUS /ˈsoʊˈkɔːld/
doubtful or suspect
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition.
thrivedverbUS /θraɪvd/
past form of “thrive” — grow vigorously
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Goddess Fortune seems to delight in smiling on a man who risks his all, including life, perhaps, on a desperate chance of, say one to one hundred.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
at the time that
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
which person or people
From this reading Being the Memoir of Baron Clyde, who lived, thrived, and fell in the Doleful Reign of the so-called Merry Monarch, Charles II Author of _When Knighthood Was In Flower_, etc.
winsnounUS /wɪnz/
plural of “win” — a victory (as in a race or other competition)
From this reading If her Ladyship frowns and he loses, his friends call him a fool; if he wins, they say he is a lucky devil and are pleased to share his prosperity if he happens to be of a giving disposition.
