used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Frank is going to meet us there, and Mrs. Ogilvie and Bertie Wilton."
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
Bertie
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Frank is going to meet us there, and Mrs. Ogilvie and Bertie Wilton."
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading "Oh, then, can I bring Dolly Clive?"
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "Oh, then, can I bring Dolly Clive?"
ClivenounUS /klaɪv/
British general and statesman whose victory at Plassey in 1757 strengthened British control of India (1725-1774)
From this reading "Oh, then, can I bring Dolly Clive?"
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Would you like to come too, dear?"
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
dearly loved
From this reading Would you like to come too, dear?"
DollynounUS /ˈdɑːli/
conveyance consisting of a wheeled support on which a camera can be mounted
From this reading "Oh, then, can I bring Dolly Clive?"
enduredverbUS /enˈdjʊrd/
past form of “endure” — put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
Felicity's
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From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
go or come after and bring or take back
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading "Frank is going to meet us there, and Mrs. Ogilvie and Bertie Wilton."
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
the act of departing
From this reading "Frank is going to meet us there, and Mrs. Ogilvie and Bertie Wilton."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Oh, then, can I bring Dolly Clive?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Frank is going to meet us there, and Mrs. Ogilvie and Bertie Wilton."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
title used for a married Frenchwoman
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
martyrnounUS /ˈmɑːrtər/
one who suffers for the sake of principle
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
come together
From this reading "Frank is going to meet us there, and Mrs. Ogilvie and Bertie Wilton."
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Frank is going to meet us there, and Mrs. Ogilvie and Bertie Wilton."
Ogilvie
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From this reading "Frank is going to meet us there, and Mrs. Ogilvie and Bertie Wilton."
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Oh, then, can I bring Dolly Clive?"
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "Who's your party?"
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
Savile
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From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
smoothingverbUS /ˈsmuːðɪŋ/
-ing form of “smooth” — make smooth or smoother, as if by rubbing
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
Sylvia
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From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading "Oh, then, can I bring Dolly Clive?"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Frank is going to meet us there, and Mrs. Ogilvie and Bertie Wilton."
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
tienounUS /taɪ/
neckwear consisting of a long narrow piece of material worn (mostly by men) under a collar and tied in knot at the front
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Would you like to come too, dear?"
TUSSAUD'SnounUS /tuːˈsoʊz/
possessive form of “tussaud” — French modeler (resident in England after 1802) who made wax death masks of prominent victims of the French Revolution and toured Britain with her wax models; in 1835 she opened a permanent waxworks exhibition in London (1761-1850)
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
unnecessarilyadverbUS /ənˈnesəserəli/
in an unnecessary manner
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Frank is going to meet us there, and Mrs. Ogilvie and Bertie Wilton."
precisely as stated
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
(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 MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
which person or people
From this reading MADAME TUSSAUD'S "Savile," said Sylvia, smoothing his tie unnecessarily (a process that he endured like a martyr who had been very well brought up), "Felicity's coming to fetch me to go to Madame Tussaud's this afternoon.
Who's
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From this reading "Who's your party?"
WiltonnounUS /ˈwɪltən/
a carpet woven on a Jacquard loom with loops like a Brussels carpet but having the loops cut to form a close velvety pile
From this reading "Frank is going to meet us there, and Mrs. Ogilvie and Bertie Wilton."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would you like to come too, dear?"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Would you like to come too, dear?"
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Who's your party?"
