used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It is always difficult to believe that a really great man could ever deign to cross our threshold, much less shake hands with us!
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading "It is always difficult to believe that a really great man could ever deign to cross our threshold, much less shake hands with us!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We feel we are too mediocre for that!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading "It is always difficult to believe that a really great man could ever deign to cross our threshold, much less shake hands with us!
believingnounUS /bɪˈliːvɪŋ/
the cognitive process that leads to convictions
From this reading "I tell you, my dear Edith," he said, "that I have considerable difficulty in believing that your Lord Henry is the great man you say he is."
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "I tell you, my dear Edith," he said, "that I have considerable difficulty in believing that your Lord Henry is the great man you say he is."
convinceverbUS /kənˈvɪns/
make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading "It is always difficult to believe that a really great man could ever deign to cross our threshold, much less shake hands with us!
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "Of course you have," she cried.
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Of course you have," she cried.
travel across or pass over
From this reading "It is always difficult to believe that a really great man could ever deign to cross our threshold, much less shake hands with us!
dearly loved
From this reading "I tell you, my dear Edith," he said, "that I have considerable difficulty in believing that your Lord Henry is the great man you say he is."
deignverbUS /deɪn/
do something that one considers to be below one's dignity
From this reading "It is always difficult to believe that a really great man could ever deign to cross our threshold, much less shake hands with us!
Delarayne
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From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "It is always difficult to believe that a really great man could ever deign to cross our threshold, much less shake hands with us!
an effort that is inconvenient
From this reading "I tell you, my dear Edith," he said, "that I have considerable difficulty in believing that your Lord Henry is the great man you say he is."
drawing-room
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From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
Edith
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From this reading "I tell you, my dear Edith," he said, "that I have considerable difficulty in believing that your Lord Henry is the great man you say he is."
having ones attention or mind or energy engaged
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
at any time
From this reading "It is always difficult to believe that a really great man could ever deign to cross our threshold, much less shake hands with us!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading We feel we are too mediocre for that!"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We feel we are too mediocre for that!"
set up or found
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "I tell you, my dear Edith," he said, "that I have considerable difficulty in believing that your Lord Henry is the great man you say he is."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading "It is always difficult to believe that a really great man could ever deign to cross our threshold, much less shake hands with us!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I tell you, my dear Edith," he said, "that I have considerable difficulty in believing that your Lord Henry is the great man you say he is."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I tell you, my dear Edith," he said, "that I have considerable difficulty in believing that your Lord Henry is the great man you say he is."
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
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 "I tell you, my dear Edith," he said, "that I have considerable difficulty in believing that your Lord Henry is the great man you say he is."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I tell you, my dear Edith," he said, "that I have considerable difficulty in believing that your Lord Henry is the great man you say he is."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I tell you, my dear Edith," he said, "that I have considerable difficulty in believing that your Lord Henry is the great man you say he is."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "It is always difficult to believe that a really great man could ever deign to cross our threshold, much less shake hands with us!
leader of the Nez Perce in their retreat from United States troops (1840-1904)
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "It is always difficult to believe that a really great man could ever deign to cross our threshold, much less shake hands with us!
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading "I tell you, my dear Edith," he said, "that I have considerable difficulty in believing that your Lord Henry is the great man you say he is."
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "I tell you, my dear Edith," he said, "that I have considerable difficulty in believing that your Lord Henry is the great man you say he is."
mediocreadjectiveUS /ˌmiːdiˈoʊkər/
moderate to inferior in quality
From this reading We feel we are too mediocre for that!"
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "It is always difficult to believe that a really great man could ever deign to cross our threshold, much less shake hands with us!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I tell you, my dear Edith," he said, "that I have considerable difficulty in believing that your Lord Henry is the great man you say he is."
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "It is always difficult to believe that a really great man could ever deign to cross our threshold, much less shake hands with us!
post-prandial
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From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading "It is always difficult to believe that a really great man could ever deign to cross our threshold, much less shake hands with us!
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "I tell you, my dear Edith," he said, "that I have considerable difficulty in believing that your Lord Henry is the great man you say he is."
express in words
From this reading "I tell you, my dear Edith," he said, "that I have considerable difficulty in believing that your Lord Henry is the great man you say he is."
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading "It is always difficult to believe that a really great man could ever deign to cross our threshold, much less shake hands with us!
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
term of address for a man
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
snoozenounUS /snuːz/
sleeping for a short period of time (usually not in bed)
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
express in words
From this reading "I tell you, my dear Edith," he said, "that I have considerable difficulty in believing that your Lord Henry is the great man you say he is."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
thresholdnounUS /ˈθreʃoʊld/
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading "It is always difficult to believe that a really great man could ever deign to cross our threshold, much less shake hands with us!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading We feel we are too mediocre for that!"
hard to endure
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "It is always difficult to believe that a really great man could ever deign to cross our threshold, much less shake hands with us!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We feel we are too mediocre for that!"
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading Sir Joseph, having risen from his post-prandial snooze and found Mrs. Delarayne, had led that lady to the drawing-room, and was now engaged in trying to convince her of the general wisdom of all that she had been hearing from her sister.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "It is always difficult to believe that a really great man could ever deign to cross our threshold, much less shake hands with us!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I tell you, my dear Edith," he said, "that I have considerable difficulty in believing that your Lord Henry is the great man you say he is."
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I tell you, my dear Edith," he said, "that I have considerable difficulty in believing that your Lord Henry is the great man you say he is."
