used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When the squire recovered from his fit of merriment, which lasted many minutes, he replied, in a voice of intense satisfaction:
accomplishingverbUS /əˈkɑːmplɪʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “accomplish” — put in effect
From this reading The joke is really refreshing, after my hard labor in accomplishing what I have.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The joke is really refreshing, after my hard labor in accomplishing what I have.
agreeingverbUS /əˈɡriːɪŋ/
-ing form of “agree” — be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
at or in the front
From this reading You are very smart, Robert Ellerton, but I must own that I am a little ahead of you, this time.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading You are very smart, Robert Ellerton, but I must own that I am a little ahead of you, this time.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You are very smart, Robert Ellerton, but I must own that I am a little ahead of you, this time.”
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
the two together, not just one
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading You are very smart, Robert Ellerton, but I must own that I am a little ahead of you, this time.”
deem to be
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
cunningadjectiveUS /ˈkʌnɪŋ/
attractive especially by means of smallness or prettiness or quaintness
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
Dupont
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From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
Ellerton
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From this reading You are very smart, Robert Ellerton, but I must own that I am a little ahead of you, this time.”
opinion or judgment
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading “Oh, my fine gentleman, that is too good!
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading When the squire recovered from his fit of merriment, which lasted many minutes, he replied, in a voice of intense satisfaction:
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading When the squire recovered from his fit of merriment, which lasted many minutes, he replied, in a voice of intense satisfaction:
a man of refinement
From this reading “Oh, my fine gentleman, that is too good!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading “Oh, my fine gentleman, that is too good!
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading The joke is really refreshing, after my hard labor in accomplishing what I have.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The joke is really refreshing, after my hard labor in accomplishing what I have.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When the squire recovered from his fit of merriment, which lasted many minutes, he replied, in a voice of intense satisfaction:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When the squire recovered from his fit of merriment, which lasted many minutes, he replied, in a voice of intense satisfaction:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The joke is really refreshing, after my hard labor in accomplishing what I have.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When the squire recovered from his fit of merriment, which lasted many minutes, he replied, in a voice of intense satisfaction:
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading When the squire recovered from his fit of merriment, which lasted many minutes, he replied, in a voice of intense satisfaction:
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Oh, my fine gentleman, that is too good!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading The joke is really refreshing, after my hard labor in accomplishing what I have.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading The joke is really refreshing, after my hard labor in accomplishing what I have.
lastedverbUS /ˈlæstəd/
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading When the squire recovered from his fit of merriment, which lasted many minutes, he replied, in a voice of intense satisfaction:
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You are very smart, Robert Ellerton, but I must own that I am a little ahead of you, this time.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
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 When the squire recovered from his fit of merriment, which lasted many minutes, he replied, in a voice of intense satisfaction:
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
merrimentnoun
a gay feeling
From this reading When the squire recovered from his fit of merriment, which lasted many minutes, he replied, in a voice of intense satisfaction:
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading When the squire recovered from his fit of merriment, which lasted many minutes, he replied, in a voice of intense satisfaction:
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading You are very smart, Robert Ellerton, but I must own that I am a little ahead of you, this time.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “Oh, my fine gentleman, that is too good!
nulladjectiveUS /nʌl/
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When the squire recovered from his fit of merriment, which lasted many minutes, he replied, in a voice of intense satisfaction:
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading “Oh, my fine gentleman, that is too good!
have ownership or possession of
From this reading You are very smart, Robert Ellerton, but I must own that I am a little ahead of you, this time.”
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
a small pouch inside a garment for carrying small articles
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The joke is really refreshing, after my hard labor in accomplishing what I have.
freed from illness or injury
From this reading When the squire recovered from his fit of merriment, which lasted many minutes, he replied, in a voice of intense satisfaction:
refreshingadjectiveUS /rɪˈfreʃɪŋ/
imparting vitality and energy
From this reading The joke is really refreshing, after my hard labor in accomplishing what I have.
past form of “render” — cause to become
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading When the squire recovered from his fit of merriment, which lasted many minutes, he replied, in a voice of intense satisfaction:
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading You are very smart, Robert Ellerton, but I must own that I am a little ahead of you, this time.”
the contentment one feels when one has fulfilled a desire, need, or expectation
From this reading When the squire recovered from his fit of merriment, which lasted many minutes, he replied, in a voice of intense satisfaction:
try to get or reach
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
signaturenounUS /ˈsɪɡnətʃər/
your name written in your own handwriting
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
smartadjectiveUS /smɑːrt/
showing mental alertness and calculation and resourcefulness
From this reading You are very smart, Robert Ellerton, but I must own that I am a little ahead of you, this time.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
a male human offspring
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
young nobleman attendant on a knight
From this reading When the squire recovered from his fit of merriment, which lasted many minutes, he replied, in a voice of intense satisfaction:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “Oh, my fine gentleman, that is too good!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When the squire recovered from his fit of merriment, which lasted many minutes, he replied, in a voice of intense satisfaction:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading You are very smart, Robert Ellerton, but I must own that I am a little ahead of you, this time.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading “Oh, my fine gentleman, that is too good!
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
precisely as stated
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading When the squire recovered from his fit of merriment, which lasted many minutes, he replied, in a voice of intense satisfaction:
voidadjectiveUS /vɔɪd/
lacking any legal or binding force
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading The joke is really refreshing, after my hard labor in accomplishing what I have.
at the time that
From this reading When the squire recovered from his fit of merriment, which lasted many minutes, he replied, in a voice of intense satisfaction:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When the squire recovered from his fit of merriment, which lasted many minutes, he replied, in a voice of intense satisfaction:
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It is truly very cunning of you to seek to blind my eyes in that manner, when you know that the marriage between your son and Miss Dupont is rendered null and void—that you have the signature of both parties in your pocket at this very minute, agreeing to consider it so.
