used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “You mean, my dear,” said her logical parent, with a sad little smile, “that you _hope_ she is speaking the truth.
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading “There I don’t agree, papa,” said Woman staunchly.
(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 With all my heart I hope so, too, even if it proves this old man--Gedge you say his name is--to be a terrible scoundrel.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading One of them certainly is not playing straight--but prima facie, as I say--if we call in the police, it is almost certain that it is this wretched girl who will find herself in prison.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One of them certainly is not playing straight--but prima facie, as I say--if we call in the police, it is almost certain that it is this wretched girl who will find herself in prison.”
Babraham
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From this reading “I believe the poor thing is speaking the truth,” said Woman in the person of Miss Laura Babraham.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With all my heart I hope so, too, even if it proves this old man--Gedge you say his name is--to be a terrible scoundrel.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading “I believe the poor thing is speaking the truth,” said Woman in the person of Miss Laura Babraham.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading One of them certainly is not playing straight--but prima facie, as I say--if we call in the police, it is almost certain that it is this wretched girl who will find herself in prison.”
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading One of them certainly is not playing straight--but prima facie, as I say--if we call in the police, it is almost certain that it is this wretched girl who will find herself in prison.”
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading One of them certainly is not playing straight--but prima facie, as I say--if we call in the police, it is almost certain that it is this wretched girl who will find herself in prison.”
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading One of them certainly is not playing straight--but prima facie, as I say--if we call in the police, it is almost certain that it is this wretched girl who will find herself in prison.”
dearly loved
From this reading “You mean, my dear,” said her logical parent, with a sad little smile, “that you _hope_ she is speaking the truth.
don't
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From this reading “There I don’t agree, papa,” said Woman staunchly.
divisible by two
From this reading With all my heart I hope so, too, even if it proves this old man--Gedge you say his name is--to be a terrible scoundrel.
facie
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From this reading One of them certainly is not playing straight--but prima facie, as I say--if we call in the police, it is almost certain that it is this wretched girl who will find herself in prison.”
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading One of them certainly is not playing straight--but prima facie, as I say--if we call in the police, it is almost certain that it is this wretched girl who will find herself in prison.”
Gedge
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From this reading With all my heart I hope so, too, even if it proves this old man--Gedge you say his name is--to be a terrible scoundrel.
a young female
From this reading One of them certainly is not playing straight--but prima facie, as I say--if we call in the police, it is almost certain that it is this wretched girl who will find herself in prison.”
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading With all my heart I hope so, too, even if it proves this old man--Gedge you say his name is--to be a terrible scoundrel.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “You mean, my dear,” said her logical parent, with a sad little smile, “that you _hope_ she is speaking the truth.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading One of them certainly is not playing straight--but prima facie, as I say--if we call in the police, it is almost certain that it is this wretched girl who will find herself in prison.”
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With all my heart I hope so, too, even if it proves this old man--Gedge you say his name is--to be a terrible scoundrel.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading “You mean, my dear,” said her logical parent, with a sad little smile, “that you _hope_ she is speaking the truth.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I believe the poor thing is speaking the truth,” said Woman in the person of Miss Laura Babraham.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading With all my heart I hope so, too, even if it proves this old man--Gedge you say his name is--to be a terrible scoundrel.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I believe the poor thing is speaking the truth,” said Woman in the person of Miss Laura Babraham.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “I believe the poor thing is speaking the truth,” said Woman in the person of Miss Laura Babraham.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With all my heart I hope so, too, even if it proves this old man--Gedge you say his name is--to be a terrible scoundrel.
Laura
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From this reading “I believe the poor thing is speaking the truth,” said Woman in the person of Miss Laura Babraham.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “You mean, my dear,” said her logical parent, with a sad little smile, “that you _hope_ she is speaking the truth.
logicaladjectiveUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/
capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning
From this reading “You mean, my dear,” said her logical parent, with a sad little smile, “that you _hope_ she is speaking the truth.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading With all my heart I hope so, too, even if it proves this old man--Gedge you say his name is--to be a terrible scoundrel.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading “You mean, my dear,” said her logical parent, with a sad little smile, “that you _hope_ she is speaking the truth.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading “I believe the poor thing is speaking the truth,” said Woman in the person of Miss Laura Babraham.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “You mean, my dear,” said her logical parent, with a sad little smile, “that you _hope_ she is speaking the truth.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading With all my heart I hope so, too, even if it proves this old man--Gedge you say his name is--to be a terrible scoundrel.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading One of them certainly is not playing straight--but prima facie, as I say--if we call in the police, it is almost certain that it is this wretched girl who will find herself in prison.”
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I believe the poor thing is speaking the truth,” said Woman in the person of Miss Laura Babraham.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading With all my heart I hope so, too, even if it proves this old man--Gedge you say his name is--to be a terrible scoundrel.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of them certainly is not playing straight--but prima facie, as I say--if we call in the police, it is almost certain that it is this wretched girl who will find herself in prison.”
an informal term for a father; probably derived from baby talk
From this reading “There I don’t agree, papa,” said Woman staunchly.
parentnounUS /ˈperənt/
a father or mother; one who begets or one who gives birth to or nurtures and raises a child; a relative who plays the role of guardian
From this reading “You mean, my dear,” said her logical parent, with a sad little smile, “that you _hope_ she is speaking the truth.
a human being
From this reading “I believe the poor thing is speaking the truth,” said Woman in the person of Miss Laura Babraham.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading One of them certainly is not playing straight--but prima facie, as I say--if we call in the police, it is almost certain that it is this wretched girl who will find herself in prison.”
the force of policemen and officers
From this reading One of them certainly is not playing straight--but prima facie, as I say--if we call in the police, it is almost certain that it is this wretched girl who will find herself in prison.”
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading “I believe the poor thing is speaking the truth,” said Woman in the person of Miss Laura Babraham.
primanounUS /ˈpriːmə/
used primarily as eating apples
From this reading One of them certainly is not playing straight--but prima facie, as I say--if we call in the police, it is almost certain that it is this wretched girl who will find herself in prison.”
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading One of them certainly is not playing straight--but prima facie, as I say--if we call in the police, it is almost certain that it is this wretched girl who will find herself in prison.”
provesverbUS /pruːvz/
third-person singular of “prove” — be shown or be found to be
From this reading With all my heart I hope so, too, even if it proves this old man--Gedge you say his name is--to be a terrible scoundrel.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “You mean, my dear,” said her logical parent, with a sad little smile, “that you _hope_ she is speaking the truth.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “I believe the poor thing is speaking the truth,” said Woman in the person of Miss Laura Babraham.
express in words
From this reading With all my heart I hope so, too, even if it proves this old man--Gedge you say his name is--to be a terrible scoundrel.
scoundrelnounUS /ˈskaʊndrəl/
a wicked or evil person; someone who does evil deliberately
From this reading With all my heart I hope so, too, even if it proves this old man--Gedge you say his name is--to be a terrible scoundrel.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “You mean, my dear,” said her logical parent, with a sad little smile, “that you _hope_ she is speaking the truth.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading “You mean, my dear,” said her logical parent, with a sad little smile, “that you _hope_ she is speaking the truth.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading With all my heart I hope so, too, even if it proves this old man--Gedge you say his name is--to be a terrible scoundrel.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading “I believe the poor thing is speaking the truth,” said Woman in the person of Miss Laura Babraham.
staunchlyadverbUS /ˈstɔːntʃli/
in a staunch manner
From this reading “There I don’t agree, papa,” said Woman staunchly.
successive (without a break)
From this reading One of them certainly is not playing straight--but prima facie, as I say--if we call in the police, it is almost certain that it is this wretched girl who will find herself in prison.”
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading With all my heart I hope so, too, even if it proves this old man--Gedge you say his name is--to be a terrible scoundrel.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “You mean, my dear,” said her logical parent, with a sad little smile, “that you _hope_ she is speaking the truth.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I believe the poor thing is speaking the truth,” said Woman in the person of Miss Laura Babraham.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading One of them certainly is not playing straight--but prima facie, as I say--if we call in the police, it is almost certain that it is this wretched girl who will find herself in prison.”
in or at that place or location
From this reading “There I don’t agree, papa,” said Woman staunchly.
a special situation
From this reading “I believe the poor thing is speaking the truth,” said Woman in the person of Miss Laura Babraham.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading With all my heart I hope so, too, even if it proves this old man--Gedge you say his name is--to be a terrible scoundrel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With all my heart I hope so, too, even if it proves this old man--Gedge you say his name is--to be a terrible scoundrel.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading With all my heart I hope so, too, even if it proves this old man--Gedge you say his name is--to be a terrible scoundrel.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading “I believe the poor thing is speaking the truth,” said Woman in the person of Miss Laura Babraham.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading One of them certainly is not playing straight--but prima facie, as I say--if we call in the police, it is almost certain that it is this wretched girl who will find herself in prison.”
which person or people
From this reading One of them certainly is not playing straight--but prima facie, as I say--if we call in the police, it is almost certain that it is this wretched girl who will find herself in prison.”
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading One of them certainly is not playing straight--but prima facie, as I say--if we call in the police, it is almost certain that it is this wretched girl who will find herself in prison.”
in the company of; together with
From this reading “You mean, my dear,” said her logical parent, with a sad little smile, “that you _hope_ she is speaking the truth.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading “I believe the poor thing is speaking the truth,” said Woman in the person of Miss Laura Babraham.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading One of them certainly is not playing straight--but prima facie, as I say--if we call in the police, it is almost certain that it is this wretched girl who will find herself in prison.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “You mean, my dear,” said her logical parent, with a sad little smile, “that you _hope_ she is speaking the truth.
