used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Fred._ No more; 'twas a mistake: But which way can we escape? the abbess is coming; I see the lights.
abbessnoun
the superior of a group of nuns
From this reading _Fred._ No more; 'twas a mistake: But which way can we escape? the abbess is coming; I see the lights.
AdieunounUS /əˈduː/
a farewell remark
From this reading _Cam._ But over the wall you may: We have a ladder ready.--Adieu, ladies.--Curse on this ill luck, when we had just persuaded them to go with us!
Ah
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From this reading Ah me, unfortunate!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Fred._ No more; 'twas a mistake: But which way can we escape? the abbess is coming; I see the lights.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Luc._ You cannot go by the gate, then.
CamnounUS /kæm/
a river in east central England that flows past Cambridge to join the Ouse River
From this reading _Cam._ But over the wall you may: We have a ladder ready.--Adieu, ladies.--Curse on this ill luck, when we had just persuaded them to go with us!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading _Fred._ No more; 'twas a mistake: But which way can we escape? the abbess is coming; I see the lights.
cannot
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From this reading _Luc._ You cannot go by the gate, then.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading _Fred._ No more; 'twas a mistake: But which way can we escape? the abbess is coming; I see the lights.
profane or obscene expression usually of surprise or anger
From this reading _Cam._ But over the wall you may: We have a ladder ready.--Adieu, ladies.--Curse on this ill luck, when we had just persuaded them to go with us!
the act of escaping physically
From this reading _Fred._ No more; 'twas a mistake: But which way can we escape? the abbess is coming; I see the lights.
an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading _Fred._ Farewell, sweet Lucretia.
Fred
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From this reading _Fred._ No more; 'twas a mistake: But which way can we escape? the abbess is coming; I see the lights.
a movable barrier in a fence or wall
From this reading _Luc._ You cannot go by the gate, then.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading _Luc._ You cannot go by the gate, then.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Cam._ But over the wall you may: We have a ladder ready.--Adieu, ladies.--Curse on this ill luck, when we had just persuaded them to go with us!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Cam._ But over the wall you may: We have a ladder ready.--Adieu, ladies.--Curse on this ill luck, when we had just persuaded them to go with us!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Fred._ No more; 'twas a mistake: But which way can we escape? the abbess is coming; I see the lights.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading _Cam._ But over the wall you may: We have a ladder ready.--Adieu, ladies.--Curse on this ill luck, when we had just persuaded them to go with us!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Fred._ No more; 'twas a mistake: But which way can we escape? the abbess is coming; I see the lights.
and nothing more
From this reading _Cam._ But over the wall you may: We have a ladder ready.--Adieu, ladies.--Curse on this ill luck, when we had just persuaded them to go with us!
laddernounUS /ˈlædər/
steps consisting of two parallel members connected by rungs; for climbing up or down
From this reading _Cam._ But over the wall you may: We have a ladder ready.--Adieu, ladies.--Curse on this ill luck, when we had just persuaded them to go with us!
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading _Cam._ But over the wall you may: We have a ladder ready.--Adieu, ladies.--Curse on this ill luck, when we had just persuaded them to go with us!
plural of “light” — (physics) electromagnetic radiation that can produce a visual sensation
From this reading _Fred._ No more; 'twas a mistake: But which way can we escape? the abbess is coming; I see the lights.
Luc
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From this reading _Luc._ You cannot go by the gate, then.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading _Cam._ But over the wall you may: We have a ladder ready.--Adieu, ladies.--Curse on this ill luck, when we had just persuaded them to go with us!
Lucretia
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From this reading _Fred._ Farewell, sweet Lucretia.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading _Cam._ But over the wall you may: We have a ladder ready.--Adieu, ladies.--Curse on this ill luck, when we had just persuaded them to go with us!
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ah me, unfortunate!
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading _Fred._ No more; 'twas a mistake: But which way can we escape? the abbess is coming; I see the lights.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading _Fred._ No more; 'twas a mistake: But which way can we escape? the abbess is coming; I see the lights.
not any; not one
From this reading _Fred._ No more; 'twas a mistake: But which way can we escape? the abbess is coming; I see the lights.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading _Cam._ But over the wall you may: We have a ladder ready.--Adieu, ladies.--Curse on this ill luck, when we had just persuaded them to go with us!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _Cam._ But over the wall you may: We have a ladder ready.--Adieu, ladies.--Curse on this ill luck, when we had just persuaded them to go with us!
past form of “persuade” — win approval or support for
From this reading _Cam._ But over the wall you may: We have a ladder ready.--Adieu, ladies.--Curse on this ill luck, when we had just persuaded them to go with us!
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading _Cam._ But over the wall you may: We have a ladder ready.--Adieu, ladies.--Curse on this ill luck, when we had just persuaded them to go with us!
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _Fred._ No more; 'twas a mistake: But which way can we escape? the abbess is coming; I see the lights.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading _Fred._ Farewell, sweet Lucretia.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Fred._ No more; 'twas a mistake: But which way can we escape? the abbess is coming; I see the lights.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading _Cam._ But over the wall you may: We have a ladder ready.--Adieu, ladies.--Curse on this ill luck, when we had just persuaded them to go with us!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading _Luc._ You cannot go by the gate, then.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading _Cam._ But over the wall you may: We have a ladder ready.--Adieu, ladies.--Curse on this ill luck, when we had just persuaded them to go with us!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Cam._ But over the wall you may: We have a ladder ready.--Adieu, ladies.--Curse on this ill luck, when we had just persuaded them to go with us!
twas
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From this reading _Fred._ No more; 'twas a mistake: But which way can we escape? the abbess is coming; I see the lights.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading Ah me, unfortunate!
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Cam._ But over the wall you may: We have a ladder ready.--Adieu, ladies.--Curse on this ill luck, when we had just persuaded them to go with us!
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading _Cam._ But over the wall you may: We have a ladder ready.--Adieu, ladies.--Curse on this ill luck, when we had just persuaded them to go with us!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading _Fred._ No more; 'twas a mistake: But which way can we escape? the abbess is coming; I see the lights.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Fred._ No more; 'twas a mistake: But which way can we escape? the abbess is coming; I see the lights.
at the time that
From this reading _Cam._ But over the wall you may: We have a ladder ready.--Adieu, ladies.--Curse on this ill luck, when we had just persuaded them to go with us!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _Fred._ No more; 'twas a mistake: But which way can we escape? the abbess is coming; I see the lights.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Cam._ But over the wall you may: We have a ladder ready.--Adieu, ladies.--Curse on this ill luck, when we had just persuaded them to go with us!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Luc._ You cannot go by the gate, then.
