used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Besides, I want your presence, trusty friend and companion, always in the interest of “Twice Round the Clock.”
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We have a little business to transact; and as it is getting towards nine o’clock, we had better transact it at once.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We have a little business to transact; and as it is getting towards nine o’clock, we had better transact it at once.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading There, a few touches, and the similitude of swells is taken away from us.
awearyadjective
physically and mentally fatigued
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
balletnounUS /bæˈleɪ/
a theatrical representation of a story that is performed to music by trained dancers
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
in addition to; as well as
From this reading Besides, I want your presence, trusty friend and companion, always in the interest of “Twice Round the Clock.”
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading We have a little business to transact; and as it is getting towards nine o’clock, we had better transact it at once.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading We have a little business to transact; and as it is getting towards nine o’clock, we had better transact it at once.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
cannot
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From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading Besides, I want your presence, trusty friend and companion, always in the interest of “Twice Round the Clock.”
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading Besides, I want your presence, trusty friend and companion, always in the interest of “Twice Round the Clock.”
cravats
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From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
danseuses
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From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
dazzlingadjectiveUS /ˈdæzəlɪŋ/
amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning
From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
divestverbUS /daɪˈvest/
take away possessions from someone
From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
put on clothes
From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
enchantingadjectiveUS /enˈtʃæntɪŋ/
capturing interest as if by a spell
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading There, a few touches, and the similitude of swells is taken away from us.
figmentsnounUS /ˈfɪɡmɪnts/
plural of “figment” — a contrived or fantastic idea
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Besides, I want your presence, trusty friend and companion, always in the interest of “Twice Round the Clock.”
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There, a few touches, and the similitude of swells is taken away from us.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading We have a little business to transact; and as it is getting towards nine o’clock, we had better transact it at once.
characterized by beauty of movement, style, form, or execution
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We have a little business to transact; and as it is getting towards nine o’clock, we had better transact it at once.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We have a little business to transact; and as it is getting towards nine o’clock, we had better transact it at once.
hieverb
move hurridly
From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Besides, I want your presence, trusty friend and companion, always in the interest of “Twice Round the Clock.”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We have a little business to transact; and as it is getting towards nine o’clock, we had better transact it at once.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
go away from a place
From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
modestadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːdəst/
marked by simplicity; having a humble opinion of yourself
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
used to form the superlative
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading We have a little business to transact; and as it is getting towards nine o’clock, we had better transact it at once.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading We have a little business to transact; and as it is getting towards nine o’clock, we had better transact it at once.
obscureverbUS /əbsˈkjʊr/
make less visible or unclear
From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
on one occasion
From this reading We have a little business to transact; and as it is getting towards nine o’clock, we had better transact it at once.
operanounUS /ˈɑːprə/
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
opera-glasses
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From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
used when we are both doing the action and receiving it
From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
paletots
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From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
Pocchini
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From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading Besides, I want your presence, trusty friend and companion, always in the interest of “Twice Round the Clock.”
(military) withdrawal of troops to a more favorable position to escape the enemy's superior forces or after a defeat
From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Besides, I want your presence, trusty friend and companion, always in the interest of “Twice Round the Clock.”
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
SignornounUS /ˈsiːnjɔːr/
used as an Italian courtesy title; can be prefixed to the name or used separately
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
similitudenoun
similarity in appearance or character or nature between persons or things
From this reading There, a few touches, and the similitude of swells is taken away from us.
be seated
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
swellsnounUS /swelz/
plural of “swell” — the undulating movement of the surface of the open sea
From this reading There, a few touches, and the similitude of swells is taken away from us.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading There, a few touches, and the similitude of swells is taken away from us.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
propel through the air
From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
to-night
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From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
touchesnounUS /ˈtʌtʃəz/
plural of “touch” — the event of something coming in contact with the body
From this reading There, a few touches, and the similitude of swells is taken away from us.
in the direction of
From this reading We have a little business to transact; and as it is getting towards nine o’clock, we had better transact it at once.
transactverbUS /trænˈzækt/
conduct business
From this reading We have a little business to transact; and as it is getting towards nine o’clock, we had better transact it at once.
trustynounUS /ˈtrʌsti/
a convict who is considered trustworthy and granted special privileges
From this reading Besides, I want your presence, trusty friend and companion, always in the interest of “Twice Round the Clock.”
two times
From this reading Besides, I want your presence, trusty friend and companion, always in the interest of “Twice Round the Clock.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
Verdi'snounUS /ˈvɜːrdiz/
possessive form of “verdi” — Italian operatic composer (1813-1901)
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
precisely as stated
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading Besides, I want your presence, trusty friend and companion, always in the interest of “Twice Round the Clock.”
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have a little business to transact; and as it is getting towards nine o’clock, we had better transact it at once.
in or at the place that
From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There is a new ballet to-night, in which the enchanting little Pocchini, most modest and most graceful of modern _danseuses_, is to appear; and Signor Verdi’s opera is very long, and I am aweary of his figments, and cannot sit them out.
a Caucasian
From this reading Leave we then the dazzling temple, let us hie to an obscure retreat, to your servant known, where we can leave our opera-glasses, divest ourselves of our white cravats, and throw paletots over our evening dress.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Besides, I want your presence, trusty friend and companion, always in the interest of “Twice Round the Clock.”
