Chapter XXXVIII

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

to or in a foreign country

From this reading Now, what would they do if I were to go abroad?"

-ing form of “address” — speak to

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

later than; following

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

past form of “answer” — react verbally

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading "Expire for somebody else, I suppose," replied Beauchamp; "I can not perceive any other event."

the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

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From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

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From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

a male with the same parents as someone else

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

to be able to, or to be allowed to

From this reading "Expire for somebody else, I suppose," replied Beauchamp; "I can not perceive any other event."

one of the large landmasses of the earth

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

dearly loved

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading Now, what would they do if I were to go abroad?"

a British peer ranking below a marquess and above a viscount

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Expire for somebody else, I suppose," replied Beauchamp; "I can not perceive any other event."

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

something that happens at a given place and time

From this reading "Expire for somebody else, I suppose," replied Beauchamp; "I can not perceive any other event."

lose validity

From this reading "Expire for somebody else, I suppose," replied Beauchamp; "I can not perceive any other event."

-ing form of “expire” — lose validity

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

dismiss from the mind; stop remembering

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading Now, what would they do if I were to go abroad?"

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading Now, what would they do if I were to go abroad?"

a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

a particular point in time

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

the time period between dawn and noon

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

not any; not one

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading "Expire for somebody else, I suppose," replied Beauchamp; "I can not perceive any other event."

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Now, what would they do if I were to go abroad?"

the act of expressing earnest opposition or protest

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied

From this reading "Expire for somebody else, I suppose," replied Beauchamp; "I can not perceive any other event."

to become aware of through the senses

From this reading "Expire for somebody else, I suppose," replied Beauchamp; "I can not perceive any other event."

as yourself

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

inflected form of “reply” — react verbally

From this reading "Expire for somebody else, I suppose," replied Beauchamp; "I can not perceive any other event."

characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

being the one previously mentioned or spoken of

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

express in words

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

a female person who has the same parents as another person

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

a person, without saying who

From this reading "Expire for somebody else, I suppose," replied Beauchamp; "I can not perceive any other event."

express a supposition

From this reading "Expire for somebody else, I suppose," replied Beauchamp; "I can not perceive any other event."

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

in or at that place or location

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Now, what would they do if I were to go abroad?"

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

a journey or route all the way around a particular place or area

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

precisely as stated

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Now, what would they do if I were to go abroad?"

used to ask for information about something

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Now, what would they do if I were to go abroad?"

a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading "Maria!" said the Earl of Ashborough, addressing Miss Beauchamp on the morning after his return from Emberton, "what say you, dear sister, to a tour on the continent for six months or a year?"

(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth

From this reading "Why, personally, I should have no objection, Henry," answered Miss Beauchamp; "but you forget, my dear brother, there are nine very respectable gentlemen, young and old, expiring for me at this present moment.