1
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But seriously we shall prefer four to two or three; we shall have from 1/2 past 10 to six, when the coach goes off, to scent the country.
10
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But seriously we shall prefer four to two or three; we shall have from 1/2 past 10 to six, when the coach goes off, to scent the country.
14
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [P.M. May 14, 1830.]
1830
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading [P.M. May 14, 1830.]
2
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But seriously we shall prefer four to two or three; we shall have from 1/2 past 10 to six, when the coach goes off, to scent the country.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Dear Novello, Mary hopes you have not forgot you are to spend a day with us on Wednesday.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That it may be a long one, cannot you secure places now for Mrs. Novello yourself and the Clarkes?
approximateverbUS /əˈprɑːksəmət/
be close or similar
From this reading Five make my good Landlady fidgetty; six, to begin to fret; seven, to approximate to fever point.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dear Novello, Mary hopes you have not forgot you are to spend a day with us on Wednesday.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That it may be a long one, cannot you secure places now for Mrs. Novello yourself and the Clarkes?
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Five make my good Landlady fidgetty; six, to begin to fret; seven, to approximate to fever point.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But seriously we shall prefer four to two or three; we shall have from 1/2 past 10 to six, when the coach goes off, to scent the country.
a degree on the centigrade scale of temperature
From this reading C. LAMB.
cannot
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That it may be a long one, cannot you secure places now for Mrs. Novello yourself and the Clarkes?
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO VINCENT NOVELLO Friday.
Clarkes
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading That it may be a long one, cannot you secure places now for Mrs. Novello yourself and the Clarkes?
teach and supervise (someone); act as a trainer or coach (to), as in sports
From this reading But seriously we shall prefer four to two or three; we shall have from 1/2 past 10 to six, when the coach goes off, to scent the country.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And pray write _now_, to say you do so come, for dear Mrs. Westwood else will be on the tenters of incertitude.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading But seriously we shall prefer four to two or three; we shall have from 1/2 past 10 to six, when the coach goes off, to scent the country.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Dear Novello, Mary hopes you have not forgot you are to spend a day with us on Wednesday.
dearly loved
From this reading Dear Novello, Mary hopes you have not forgot you are to spend a day with us on Wednesday.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And pray write _now_, to say you do so come, for dear Mrs. Westwood else will be on the tenters of incertitude.
else
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And pray write _now_, to say you do so come, for dear Mrs. Westwood else will be on the tenters of incertitude.
a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
From this reading Five make my good Landlady fidgetty; six, to begin to fret; seven, to approximate to fever point.
fidgetty
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Five make my good Landlady fidgetty; six, to begin to fret; seven, to approximate to fever point.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Five make my good Landlady fidgetty; six, to begin to fret; seven, to approximate to fever point.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That it may be a long one, cannot you secure places now for Mrs. Novello yourself and the Clarkes?
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading Dear Novello, Mary hopes you have not forgot you are to spend a day with us on Wednesday.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading We have just table room for four.
fretverbUS /fret/
worry unnecessarily or excessively
From this reading Five make my good Landlady fidgetty; six, to begin to fret; seven, to approximate to fever point.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO VINCENT NOVELLO Friday.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But seriously we shall prefer four to two or three; we shall have from 1/2 past 10 to six, when the coach goes off, to scent the country.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading But seriously we shall prefer four to two or three; we shall have from 1/2 past 10 to six, when the coach goes off, to scent the country.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Five make my good Landlady fidgetty; six, to begin to fret; seven, to approximate to fever point.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Dear Novello, Mary hopes you have not forgot you are to spend a day with us on Wednesday.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Dear Novello, Mary hopes you have not forgot you are to spend a day with us on Wednesday.
incertitudenoun
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading And pray write _now_, to say you do so come, for dear Mrs. Westwood else will be on the tenters of incertitude.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That it may be a long one, cannot you secure places now for Mrs. Novello yourself and the Clarkes?
and nothing more
From this reading We have just table room for four.
LAMBnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO VINCENT NOVELLO Friday.
LandladynounUS /ˈlændleɪdi/
a landlord who is a woman
From this reading Five make my good Landlady fidgetty; six, to begin to fret; seven, to approximate to fever point.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading That it may be a long one, cannot you secure places now for Mrs. Novello yourself and the Clarkes?
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading [P.M. May 14, 1830.]
engage in
From this reading Five make my good Landlady fidgetty; six, to begin to fret; seven, to approximate to fever point.
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading Dear Novello, Mary hopes you have not forgot you are to spend a day with us on Wednesday.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading [P.M. May 14, 1830.]
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading That it may be a long one, cannot you secure places now for Mrs. Novello yourself and the Clarkes?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Five make my good Landlady fidgetty; six, to begin to fret; seven, to approximate to fever point.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Dear Novello, Mary hopes you have not forgot you are to spend a day with us on Wednesday.
NOVELLO
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO VINCENT NOVELLO Friday.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading That it may be a long one, cannot you secure places now for Mrs. Novello yourself and the Clarkes?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And pray write _now_, to say you do so come, for dear Mrs. Westwood else will be on the tenters of incertitude.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But seriously we shall prefer four to two or three; we shall have from 1/2 past 10 to six, when the coach goes off, to scent the country.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Dear Novello, Mary hopes you have not forgot you are to spend a day with us on Wednesday.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading That it may be a long one, cannot you secure places now for Mrs. Novello yourself and the Clarkes?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But seriously we shall prefer four to two or three; we shall have from 1/2 past 10 to six, when the coach goes off, to scent the country.
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading [P.M. May 14, 1830.]
the time that has elapsed
From this reading But seriously we shall prefer four to two or three; we shall have from 1/2 past 10 to six, when the coach goes off, to scent the country.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading That it may be a long one, cannot you secure places now for Mrs. Novello yourself and the Clarkes?
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Five make my good Landlady fidgetty; six, to begin to fret; seven, to approximate to fever point.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading And pray write _now_, to say you do so come, for dear Mrs. Westwood else will be on the tenters of incertitude.
like better; value more highly
From this reading But seriously we shall prefer four to two or three; we shall have from 1/2 past 10 to six, when the coach goes off, to scent the country.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading We have just table room for four.
express in words
From this reading And pray write _now_, to say you do so come, for dear Mrs. Westwood else will be on the tenters of incertitude.
scentnounUS /sɛnt/
A distinctive smell or aroma.
From this reading But seriously we shall prefer four to two or three; we shall have from 1/2 past 10 to six, when the coach goes off, to scent the country.
get by special effort
From this reading That it may be a long one, cannot you secure places now for Mrs. Novello yourself and the Clarkes?
in a serious manner
From this reading But seriously we shall prefer four to two or three; we shall have from 1/2 past 10 to six, when the coach goes off, to scent the country.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading Five make my good Landlady fidgetty; six, to begin to fret; seven, to approximate to fever point.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading But seriously we shall prefer four to two or three; we shall have from 1/2 past 10 to six, when the coach goes off, to scent the country.
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading Five make my good Landlady fidgetty; six, to begin to fret; seven, to approximate to fever point.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And pray write _now_, to say you do so come, for dear Mrs. Westwood else will be on the tenters of incertitude.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading Dear Novello, Mary hopes you have not forgot you are to spend a day with us on Wednesday.
a set of data arranged in rows and columns
From this reading We have just table room for four.
tenters
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And pray write _now_, to say you do so come, for dear Mrs. Westwood else will be on the tenters of incertitude.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That it may be a long one, cannot you secure places now for Mrs. Novello yourself and the Clarkes?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That it may be a long one, cannot you secure places now for Mrs. Novello yourself and the Clarkes?
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading But seriously we shall prefer four to two or three; we shall have from 1/2 past 10 to six, when the coach goes off, to scent the country.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO VINCENT NOVELLO Friday.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But seriously we shall prefer four to two or three; we shall have from 1/2 past 10 to six, when the coach goes off, to scent the country.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dear Novello, Mary hopes you have not forgot you are to spend a day with us on Wednesday.
VINCENT
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading CHARLES LAMB TO VINCENT NOVELLO Friday.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have just table room for four.
WednesdaynounUS /ˈwenzdi/
the fourth day of the week; the third working day
From this reading Dear Novello, Mary hopes you have not forgot you are to spend a day with us on Wednesday.
Westwood
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading And pray write _now_, to say you do so come, for dear Mrs. Westwood else will be on the tenters of incertitude.
at the time that
From this reading But seriously we shall prefer four to two or three; we shall have from 1/2 past 10 to six, when the coach goes off, to scent the country.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And pray write _now_, to say you do so come, for dear Mrs. Westwood else will be on the tenters of incertitude.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Dear Novello, Mary hopes you have not forgot you are to spend a day with us on Wednesday.
produce a literary work
From this reading And pray write _now_, to say you do so come, for dear Mrs. Westwood else will be on the tenters of incertitude.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Dear Novello, Mary hopes you have not forgot you are to spend a day with us on Wednesday.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading That it may be a long one, cannot you secure places now for Mrs. Novello yourself and the Clarkes?
