1785
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From this reading At ten o'clock at night on the 4th of October, 1785, the master of Waynflete Hall sat playing at cards with Mr Maxwell of Ouseley, his neighbour and his enemy.
4th
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From this reading At ten o'clock at night on the 4th of October, 1785, the master of Waynflete Hall sat playing at cards with Mr Maxwell of Ouseley, his neighbour and his enemy.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "That the character of the inhabitants of any country has much to do in forming a distinct devil for that country no man can doubt."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At ten o'clock at night on the 4th of October, 1785, the master of Waynflete Hall sat playing at cards with Mr Maxwell of Ouseley, his neighbour and his enemy.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading "That the character of the inhabitants of any country has much to do in forming a distinct devil for that country no man can doubt."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At ten o'clock at night on the 4th of October, 1785, the master of Waynflete Hall sat playing at cards with Mr Maxwell of Ouseley, his neighbour and his enemy.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading By the fireside sat Waynflete's brother, the parson of the parish, and over the chimney, in the light of the candle's on the card-table, was the picture of his eldest son and heir.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By the fireside sat Waynflete's brother, the parson of the parish, and over the chimney, in the light of the candle's on the card-table, was the picture of his eldest son and heir.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading "That the character of the inhabitants of any country has much to do in forming a distinct devil for that country no man can doubt."
candle's
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From this reading By the fireside sat Waynflete's brother, the parson of the parish, and over the chimney, in the light of the candle's on the card-table, was the picture of his eldest son and heir.
card-table
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From this reading By the fireside sat Waynflete's brother, the parson of the parish, and over the chimney, in the light of the candle's on the card-table, was the picture of his eldest son and heir.
a game played with playing cards
From this reading At ten o'clock at night on the 4th of October, 1785, the master of Waynflete Hall sat playing at cards with Mr Maxwell of Ouseley, his neighbour and his enemy.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading "That the character of the inhabitants of any country has much to do in forming a distinct devil for that country no man can doubt."
chimneynounUS /ˈtʃɪmni/
a vertical flue that provides a path through which smoke from a fire is carried away through the wall or roof of a building
From this reading By the fireside sat Waynflete's brother, the parson of the parish, and over the chimney, in the light of the candle's on the card-table, was the picture of his eldest son and heir.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading "That the character of the inhabitants of any country has much to do in forming a distinct devil for that country no man can doubt."
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading "That the character of the inhabitants of any country has much to do in forming a distinct devil for that country no man can doubt."
distinctadjectiveUS /dɪˈstɪŋkt/
(often followed by “from”) not alike; different in nature or quality
From this reading "That the character of the inhabitants of any country has much to do in forming a distinct devil for that country no man can doubt."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "That the character of the inhabitants of any country has much to do in forming a distinct devil for that country no man can doubt."
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading "That the character of the inhabitants of any country has much to do in forming a distinct devil for that country no man can doubt."
eldestadjectiveUS /ˈeldəst/
first in order of birth
From this reading By the fireside sat Waynflete's brother, the parson of the parish, and over the chimney, in the light of the candle's on the card-table, was the picture of his eldest son and heir.
an opposing military force
From this reading At ten o'clock at night on the 4th of October, 1785, the master of Waynflete Hall sat playing at cards with Mr Maxwell of Ouseley, his neighbour and his enemy.
firesidenounUS /ˈfaɪərsaɪd/
an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)
From this reading By the fireside sat Waynflete's brother, the parson of the parish, and over the chimney, in the light of the candle's on the card-table, was the picture of his eldest son and heir.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That the character of the inhabitants of any country has much to do in forming a distinct devil for that country no man can doubt."
formingverbUS /ˈfɔːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)
From this reading "That the character of the inhabitants of any country has much to do in forming a distinct devil for that country no man can doubt."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading From "_John Inglesant_."
an interior passage or corridor onto which rooms open
From this reading At ten o'clock at night on the 4th of October, 1785, the master of Waynflete Hall sat playing at cards with Mr Maxwell of Ouseley, his neighbour and his enemy.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "That the character of the inhabitants of any country has much to do in forming a distinct devil for that country no man can doubt."
heirnounUS /er/
A person legally or magically entitled to the property or rank of another on that person's death.
From this reading By the fireside sat Waynflete's brother, the parson of the parish, and over the chimney, in the light of the candle's on the card-table, was the picture of his eldest son and heir.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading At ten o'clock at night on the 4th of October, 1785, the master of Waynflete Hall sat playing at cards with Mr Maxwell of Ouseley, his neighbour and his enemy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "That the character of the inhabitants of any country has much to do in forming a distinct devil for that country no man can doubt."
Inglesant
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From this reading From "_John Inglesant_."
plural of “inhabitant” — a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading "That the character of the inhabitants of any country has much to do in forming a distinct devil for that country no man can doubt."
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
From this reading From "_John Inglesant_."
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading By the fireside sat Waynflete's brother, the parson of the parish, and over the chimney, in the light of the candle's on the card-table, was the picture of his eldest son and heir.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading "That the character of the inhabitants of any country has much to do in forming a distinct devil for that country no man can doubt."
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading At ten o'clock at night on the 4th of October, 1785, the master of Waynflete Hall sat playing at cards with Mr Maxwell of Ouseley, his neighbour and his enemy.
MaxwellnounUS /ˈmækswel/
a cgs unit of magnetic flux equal to the flux perpendicular to an area of 1 square centimeter in a magnetic field of 1 gauss
From this reading At ten o'clock at night on the 4th of October, 1785, the master of Waynflete Hall sat playing at cards with Mr Maxwell of Ouseley, his neighbour and his enemy.
a form of address for a man
From this reading At ten o'clock at night on the 4th of October, 1785, the master of Waynflete Hall sat playing at cards with Mr Maxwell of Ouseley, his neighbour and his enemy.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "That the character of the inhabitants of any country has much to do in forming a distinct devil for that country no man can doubt."
neighbournounUS /ˈneɪbər/
a person who lives (or is located) near another
From this reading At ten o'clock at night on the 4th of October, 1785, the master of Waynflete Hall sat playing at cards with Mr Maxwell of Ouseley, his neighbour and his enemy.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading At ten o'clock at night on the 4th of October, 1785, the master of Waynflete Hall sat playing at cards with Mr Maxwell of Ouseley, his neighbour and his enemy.
not any; not one
From this reading "That the character of the inhabitants of any country has much to do in forming a distinct devil for that country no man can doubt."
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading At ten o'clock at night on the 4th of October, 1785, the master of Waynflete Hall sat playing at cards with Mr Maxwell of Ouseley, his neighbour and his enemy.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading At ten o'clock at night on the 4th of October, 1785, the master of Waynflete Hall sat playing at cards with Mr Maxwell of Ouseley, his neighbour and his enemy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "That the character of the inhabitants of any country has much to do in forming a distinct devil for that country no man can doubt."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At ten o'clock at night on the 4th of October, 1785, the master of Waynflete Hall sat playing at cards with Mr Maxwell of Ouseley, his neighbour and his enemy.
Ouseley
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From this reading At ten o'clock at night on the 4th of October, 1785, the master of Waynflete Hall sat playing at cards with Mr Maxwell of Ouseley, his neighbour and his enemy.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading By the fireside sat Waynflete's brother, the parson of the parish, and over the chimney, in the light of the candle's on the card-table, was the picture of his eldest son and heir.
parishnounUS /ˈpærɪʃ/
a local church community
From this reading By the fireside sat Waynflete's brother, the parson of the parish, and over the chimney, in the light of the candle's on the card-table, was the picture of his eldest son and heir.
parsonnounUS /ˈpɑːrsən/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading By the fireside sat Waynflete's brother, the parson of the parish, and over the chimney, in the light of the candle's on the card-table, was the picture of his eldest son and heir.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading By the fireside sat Waynflete's brother, the parson of the parish, and over the chimney, in the light of the candle's on the card-table, was the picture of his eldest son and heir.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading At ten o'clock at night on the 4th of October, 1785, the master of Waynflete Hall sat playing at cards with Mr Maxwell of Ouseley, his neighbour and his enemy.
PROLOGUEnounUS /ˈproʊlɑːɡ/
an introduction to a play
From this reading PROLOGUE.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading At ten o'clock at night on the 4th of October, 1785, the master of Waynflete Hall sat playing at cards with Mr Maxwell of Ouseley, his neighbour and his enemy.
a male human offspring
From this reading By the fireside sat Waynflete's brother, the parson of the parish, and over the chimney, in the light of the candle's on the card-table, was the picture of his eldest son and heir.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading At ten o'clock at night on the 4th of October, 1785, the master of Waynflete Hall sat playing at cards with Mr Maxwell of Ouseley, his neighbour and his enemy.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That the character of the inhabitants of any country has much to do in forming a distinct devil for that country no man can doubt."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "That the character of the inhabitants of any country has much to do in forming a distinct devil for that country no man can doubt."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "That the character of the inhabitants of any country has much to do in forming a distinct devil for that country no man can doubt."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading By the fireside sat Waynflete's brother, the parson of the parish, and over the chimney, in the light of the candle's on the card-table, was the picture of his eldest son and heir.
Waynflete
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From this reading At ten o'clock at night on the 4th of October, 1785, the master of Waynflete Hall sat playing at cards with Mr Maxwell of Ouseley, his neighbour and his enemy.
Waynflete's
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From this reading By the fireside sat Waynflete's brother, the parson of the parish, and over the chimney, in the light of the candle's on the card-table, was the picture of his eldest son and heir.
in the company of; together with
From this reading At ten o'clock at night on the 4th of October, 1785, the master of Waynflete Hall sat playing at cards with Mr Maxwell of Ouseley, his neighbour and his enemy.
