used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A PROPOSALE Next morning while imbibing his morning tea beneath his pink silken quilt Bernard decided he must marry Ethel with no more delay.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
Areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Are you up my dear he called.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Then he sprang from bed and gave a rat tat at Ethels door.
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading A PROPOSALE Next morning while imbibing his morning tea beneath his pink silken quilt Bernard decided he must marry Ethel with no more delay.
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 A PROPOSALE Next morning while imbibing his morning tea beneath his pink silken quilt Bernard decided he must marry Ethel with no more delay.
plural of “bird” — warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Are you up my dear he called.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
cowsnounUS /kaʊz/
domesticated bovine animals as a group regardless of sex or age
From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
dearly loved
From this reading Are you up my dear he called.
recognizable; marked
From this reading A PROPOSALE Next morning while imbibing his morning tea beneath his pink silken quilt Bernard decided he must marry Ethel with no more delay.
cause to be slowed down or delayed
From this reading A PROPOSALE Next morning while imbibing his morning tea beneath his pink silken quilt Bernard decided he must marry Ethel with no more delay.
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Then he sprang from bed and gave a rat tat at Ethels door.
Ethel
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From this reading A PROPOSALE Next morning while imbibing his morning tea beneath his pink silken quilt Bernard decided he must marry Ethel with no more delay.
Ethels
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From this reading Then he sprang from bed and gave a rat tat at Ethels door.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
plural of “foot” — the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then he sprang from bed and gave a rat tat at Ethels door.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Then he sprang from bed and gave a rat tat at Ethels door.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
a young female
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A PROPOSALE Next morning while imbibing his morning tea beneath his pink silken quilt Bernard decided he must marry Ethel with no more delay.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A PROPOSALE Next morning while imbibing his morning tea beneath his pink silken quilt Bernard decided he must marry Ethel with no more delay.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
imbibingnoun
the act of consuming liquids
From this reading A PROPOSALE Next morning while imbibing his morning tea beneath his pink silken quilt Bernard decided he must marry Ethel with no more delay.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
take in marriage
From this reading A PROPOSALE Next morning while imbibing his morning tea beneath his pink silken quilt Bernard decided he must marry Ethel with no more delay.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading A PROPOSALE Next morning while imbibing his morning tea beneath his pink silken quilt Bernard decided he must marry Ethel with no more delay.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading A PROPOSALE Next morning while imbibing his morning tea beneath his pink silken quilt Bernard decided he must marry Ethel with no more delay.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading A PROPOSALE Next morning while imbibing his morning tea beneath his pink silken quilt Bernard decided he must marry Ethel with no more delay.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A PROPOSALE Next morning while imbibing his morning tea beneath his pink silken quilt Bernard decided he must marry Ethel with no more delay.
not any; not one
From this reading A PROPOSALE Next morning while imbibing his morning tea beneath his pink silken quilt Bernard decided he must marry Ethel with no more delay.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
a light shade of red
From this reading A PROPOSALE Next morning while imbibing his morning tea beneath his pink silken quilt Bernard decided he must marry Ethel with no more delay.
PROPOSALE
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From this reading A PROPOSALE Next morning while imbibing his morning tea beneath his pink silken quilt Bernard decided he must marry Ethel with no more delay.
proposeverbUS /prəˈpoʊz/
make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
quiltnounUS /kwɪlt/
bedding made of two layers of cloth filled with stuffing and stitched together
From this reading A PROPOSALE Next morning while imbibing his morning tea beneath his pink silken quilt Bernard decided he must marry Ethel with no more delay.
ratnounUS /ræt/
any of various long-tailed rodents similar to but larger than a mouse
From this reading Then he sprang from bed and gave a rat tat at Ethels door.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
seemlyadjective
according with custom or propriety
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
silkenadjectiveUS /ˈsɪlkən/
having a smooth, gleaming surface reflecting light
From this reading A PROPOSALE Next morning while imbibing his morning tea beneath his pink silken quilt Bernard decided he must marry Ethel with no more delay.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
inflected form of “spring” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Then he sprang from bed and gave a rat tat at Ethels door.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
confined on all sides
From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
tatverbUS /tæt/
make lacework by knotting or looping
From this reading Then he sprang from bed and gave a rat tat at Ethels door.
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading A PROPOSALE Next morning while imbibing his morning tea beneath his pink silken quilt Bernard decided he must marry Ethel with no more delay.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he sprang from bed and gave a rat tat at Ethels door.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
twittering
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From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Are you up my dear he called.
past form of “wave” — signal with the hands or nod
From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
at the time that
From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A PROPOSALE Next morning while imbibing his morning tea beneath his pink silken quilt Bernard decided he must marry Ethel with no more delay.
wildlyadverbUS /ˈwaɪldli/
to an extreme or greatly exaggerated degree
From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading We must go for a day in the country and when surrounded by the gay twittering of the birds and the smell of the cows I will lay my suit at her feet and he waved his arm wildly at the gay thought.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A PROPOSALE Next morning while imbibing his morning tea beneath his pink silken quilt Bernard decided he must marry Ethel with no more delay.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I love the girl he said to himself and she must be mine but I somehow feel I can not propose in London it would not be seemly in the city of London.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Are you up my dear he called.
