46
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From this reading [Pg 46] Oh yes I expect she will said Bernard with a sigh.
9
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From this reading THE CRYSTAL PALACE About 9 oclock next morning Mr Salteena stood bag in hand in the ancestle hall waiting for the viacle to convay him to the station.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bernard Clark and Ethel were seated side by side on a costly sofa gazing abstractly at the parting guest.
AboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading THE CRYSTAL PALACE About 9 oclock next morning Mr Salteena stood bag in hand in the ancestle hall waiting for the viacle to convay him to the station.
abstractlyadverb
in abstract terms
From this reading Bernard Clark and Ethel were seated side by side on a costly sofa gazing abstractly at the parting guest.
Alf
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From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
ancestle
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From this reading THE CRYSTAL PALACE About 9 oclock next morning Mr Salteena stood bag in hand in the ancestle hall waiting for the viacle to convay him to the station.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Bernard Clark and Ethel were seated side by side on a costly sofa gazing abstractly at the parting guest.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Horace had dashed off to put on his cocked hat as he was going in the baroushe but Francis Minnit was roaming about the hall well prepared for any deed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Horace had dashed off to put on his cocked hat as he was going in the baroushe but Francis Minnit was roaming about the hall well prepared for any deed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Bernard Clark and Ethel were seated side by side on a costly sofa gazing abstractly at the parting guest.
a flexible container with a single opening
From this reading THE CRYSTAL PALACE About 9 oclock next morning Mr Salteena stood bag in hand in the ancestle hall waiting for the viacle to convay him to the station.
baroushe
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From this reading Horace had dashed off to put on his cocked hat as he was going in the baroushe but Francis Minnit was roaming about the hall well prepared for any deed.
behaveverbUS /bɪˈheɪv/
behave in a certain manner; show a certain behavior; conduct or comport oneself
From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
BernardnounUS /bərˈnɑːrd/
French physiologist noted for research on secretions of the alimentary canal and the glycogenic function of the liver (1813-1878)
From this reading Bernard Clark and Ethel were seated side by side on a costly sofa gazing abstractly at the parting guest.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Horace had dashed off to put on his cocked hat as he was going in the baroushe but Francis Minnit was roaming about the hall well prepared for any deed.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Bernard Clark and Ethel were seated side by side on a costly sofa gazing abstractly at the parting guest.
ClarknounUS /klɑːrk/
United States explorer who (with Meriwether Lewis) led an expedition from St. Louis to the mouth of the Columbia River; Clark was responsible for making maps of the area (1770-1838)
From this reading Bernard Clark and Ethel were seated side by side on a costly sofa gazing abstractly at the parting guest.
Clincham
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From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
cockedverbUS /kɑːkt/
past form of “cock” — tilt or slant to one side
From this reading Horace had dashed off to put on his cocked hat as he was going in the baroushe but Francis Minnit was roaming about the hall well prepared for any deed.
convay
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From this reading THE CRYSTAL PALACE About 9 oclock next morning Mr Salteena stood bag in hand in the ancestle hall waiting for the viacle to convay him to the station.
costlyadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːstli/
entailing great loss or sacrifice
From this reading Bernard Clark and Ethel were seated side by side on a costly sofa gazing abstractly at the parting guest.
CRYSTALnounUS /ˈkrɪstəl/
a solid formed by the solidification of a chemical and having a highly regular atomic structure
From this reading THE CRYSTAL PALACE About 9 oclock next morning Mr Salteena stood bag in hand in the ancestle hall waiting for the viacle to convay him to the station.
having gaps or spaces
From this reading Horace had dashed off to put on his cocked hat as he was going in the baroushe but Francis Minnit was roaming about the hall well prepared for any deed.
a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it
From this reading Horace had dashed off to put on his cocked hat as he was going in the baroushe but Francis Minnit was roaming about the hall well prepared for any deed.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
eh
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From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
Ethel
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From this reading Bernard Clark and Ethel were seated side by side on a costly sofa gazing abstractly at the parting guest.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading [Pg 46] Oh yes I expect she will said Bernard with a sigh.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading THE CRYSTAL PALACE About 9 oclock next morning Mr Salteena stood bag in hand in the ancestle hall waiting for the viacle to convay him to the station.
Francis
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From this reading Horace had dashed off to put on his cocked hat as he was going in the baroushe but Francis Minnit was roaming about the hall well prepared for any deed.
-ing form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Bernard Clark and Ethel were seated side by side on a costly sofa gazing abstractly at the parting guest.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
the act of departing
From this reading Horace had dashed off to put on his cocked hat as he was going in the baroushe but Francis Minnit was roaming about the hall well prepared for any deed.
a visitor to whom hospitality is extended
From this reading Bernard Clark and Ethel were seated side by side on a costly sofa gazing abstractly at the parting guest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Horace had dashed off to put on his cocked hat as he was going in the baroushe but Francis Minnit was roaming about the hall well prepared for any deed.
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading THE CRYSTAL PALACE About 9 oclock next morning Mr Salteena stood bag in hand in the ancestle hall waiting for the viacle to convay him to the station.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading THE CRYSTAL PALACE About 9 oclock next morning Mr Salteena stood bag in hand in the ancestle hall waiting for the viacle to convay him to the station.
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading Horace had dashed off to put on his cocked hat as he was going in the baroushe but Francis Minnit was roaming about the hall well prepared for any deed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Horace had dashed off to put on his cocked hat as he was going in the baroushe but Francis Minnit was roaming about the hall well prepared for any deed.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading THE CRYSTAL PALACE About 9 oclock next morning Mr Salteena stood bag in hand in the ancestle hall waiting for the viacle to convay him to the station.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Horace had dashed off to put on his cocked hat as he was going in the baroushe but Francis Minnit was roaming about the hall well prepared for any deed.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
HoracenounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading Horace had dashed off to put on his cocked hat as he was going in the baroushe but Francis Minnit was roaming about the hall well prepared for any deed.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE CRYSTAL PALACE About 9 oclock next morning Mr Salteena stood bag in hand in the ancestle hall waiting for the viacle to convay him to the station.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
meershum
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From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
Minnit
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From this reading Horace had dashed off to put on his cocked hat as he was going in the baroushe but Francis Minnit was roaming about the hall well prepared for any deed.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading THE CRYSTAL PALACE About 9 oclock next morning Mr Salteena stood bag in hand in the ancestle hall waiting for the viacle to convay him to the station.
a form of address for a man
From this reading THE CRYSTAL PALACE About 9 oclock next morning Mr Salteena stood bag in hand in the ancestle hall waiting for the viacle to convay him to the station.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading THE CRYSTAL PALACE About 9 oclock next morning Mr Salteena stood bag in hand in the ancestle hall waiting for the viacle to convay him to the station.
oclock
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From this reading THE CRYSTAL PALACE About 9 oclock next morning Mr Salteena stood bag in hand in the ancestle hall waiting for the viacle to convay him to the station.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Horace had dashed off to put on his cocked hat as he was going in the baroushe but Francis Minnit was roaming about the hall well prepared for any deed.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading [Pg 46] Oh yes I expect she will said Bernard with a sigh.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Bernard Clark and Ethel were seated side by side on a costly sofa gazing abstractly at the parting guest.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading THE CRYSTAL PALACE About 9 oclock next morning Mr Salteena stood bag in hand in the ancestle hall waiting for the viacle to convay him to the station.
the act of departing politely
From this reading Bernard Clark and Ethel were seated side by side on a costly sofa gazing abstractly at the parting guest.
Pg
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From this reading [Pg 46] Oh yes I expect she will said Bernard with a sigh.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
made ready or fit or suitable beforehand
From this reading Horace had dashed off to put on his cocked hat as he was going in the baroushe but Francis Minnit was roaming about the hall well prepared for any deed.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
puffingnounUS /ˈpʌfɪŋ/
blowing tobacco smoke out into the air
From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Horace had dashed off to put on his cocked hat as he was going in the baroushe but Francis Minnit was roaming about the hall well prepared for any deed.
roamingverbUS /ˈroʊmɪŋ/
-ing form of “roam” — move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading Horace had dashed off to put on his cocked hat as he was going in the baroushe but Francis Minnit was roaming about the hall well prepared for any deed.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
Salteena
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From this reading THE CRYSTAL PALACE About 9 oclock next morning Mr Salteena stood bag in hand in the ancestle hall waiting for the viacle to convay him to the station.
Identical; not different.
From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading Bernard Clark and Ethel were seated side by side on a costly sofa gazing abstractly at the parting guest.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading [Pg 46] Oh yes I expect she will said Bernard with a sigh.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Bernard Clark and Ethel were seated side by side on a costly sofa gazing abstractly at the parting guest.
heave or utter a sigh; breathe deeply and heavily
From this reading [Pg 46] Oh yes I expect she will said Bernard with a sigh.
an upholstered seat for more than one person
From this reading Bernard Clark and Ethel were seated side by side on a costly sofa gazing abstractly at the parting guest.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading THE CRYSTAL PALACE About 9 oclock next morning Mr Salteena stood bag in hand in the ancestle hall waiting for the viacle to convay him to the station.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading THE CRYSTAL PALACE About 9 oclock next morning Mr Salteena stood bag in hand in the ancestle hall waiting for the viacle to convay him to the station.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
an acknowledgment of appreciation
From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CRYSTAL PALACE About 9 oclock next morning Mr Salteena stood bag in hand in the ancestle hall waiting for the viacle to convay him to the station.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE CRYSTAL PALACE About 9 oclock next morning Mr Salteena stood bag in hand in the ancestle hall waiting for the viacle to convay him to the station.
viacle
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From this reading THE CRYSTAL PALACE About 9 oclock next morning Mr Salteena stood bag in hand in the ancestle hall waiting for the viacle to convay him to the station.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading THE CRYSTAL PALACE About 9 oclock next morning Mr Salteena stood bag in hand in the ancestle hall waiting for the viacle to convay him to the station.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Horace had dashed off to put on his cocked hat as he was going in the baroushe but Francis Minnit was roaming about the hall well prepared for any deed.
(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 Horace had dashed off to put on his cocked hat as he was going in the baroushe but Francis Minnit was roaming about the hall well prepared for any deed.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Bernard Clark and Ethel were seated side by side on a costly sofa gazing abstractly at the parting guest.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
in the company of; together with
From this reading [Pg 46] Oh yes I expect she will said Bernard with a sigh.
an affirmative
From this reading [Pg 46] Oh yes I expect she will said Bernard with a sigh.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Well said Bernard puffing at his meershum pipe I hope you will get on Alf I am sure you have that little letter to old Clincham eh In deed I have said Mr Salteena many thanks for the same and I do hope Ethel will behave properly.
