24th
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From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading If there is any one thing which father hates more than another, it is a homœopathic physician.
a quantity of money
From this reading That’s the way he talked, submitting to any amount of blistering, bleeding, drugging, and torturing, and thinking it felt nice.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading If there is any one thing which father hates more than another, it is a homœopathic physician.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading If there is any one thing which father hates more than another, it is a homœopathic physician.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
bleedingnounUS /ˈbliːdɪŋ/
the flow of blood from a ruptured blood vessel
From this reading That’s the way he talked, submitting to any amount of blistering, bleeding, drugging, and torturing, and thinking it felt nice.
blisteringadjectiveUS /ˈblɪstərɪŋ/
harsh or corrosive in tone
From this reading That’s the way he talked, submitting to any amount of blistering, bleeding, drugging, and torturing, and thinking it felt nice.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
comparedverbUS /kəmˈperd/
past form of “compare” — examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
coversnounUS /ˈkʌvərz/
plural of “cover” — a covering that serves to conceal or shelter something
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
approval
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
declaringverbUS /dɪˈklerɪŋ/
-ing form of “declare” — state emphatically and authoritatively
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
command with authority
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
dissolvedadjectiveUS /dɪˈzɑːlvd/
(of solid matter) reduced to a liquid form
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
let fall to the ground
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
druggingnounUS /ˈdrʌɡɪŋ/
the administration of a sedative agent or drug
From this reading That’s the way he talked, submitting to any amount of blistering, bleeding, drugging, and torturing, and thinking it felt nice.
at any time
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading If there is any one thing which father hates more than another, it is a homœopathic physician.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading That’s the way he talked, submitting to any amount of blistering, bleeding, drugging, and torturing, and thinking it felt nice.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
goblets
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From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
happeningnounUS /ˈhæpənɪŋ/
an event that happens
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
hatesnounUS /heɪts/
plural of “hate” — the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading If there is any one thing which father hates more than another, it is a homœopathic physician.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
hogsheadnoun
a British unit of capacity for alcoholic beverages
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
homœopathic
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From this reading If there is any one thing which father hates more than another, it is a homœopathic physician.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
humbugs
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From this reading “‘Quacks, humbugs, impositions, loggerheads, ignoramuses!’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
I've
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From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there is any one thing which father hates more than another, it is a homœopathic physician.
ignoramuses
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From this reading “‘Quacks, humbugs, impositions, loggerheads, ignoramuses!’
impositions
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From this reading “‘Quacks, humbugs, impositions, loggerheads, ignoramuses!’
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading If there is any one thing which father hates more than another, it is a homœopathic physician.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If there is any one thing which father hates more than another, it is a homœopathic physician.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
loggerheadsnounUS /ˈlɑːɡərhedz/
plural of “loggerhead” — a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence
From this reading “‘Quacks, humbugs, impositions, loggerheads, ignoramuses!’
mildadjectiveUS /maɪld/
moderate in type or degree or effect or force; far from extreme
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading If there is any one thing which father hates more than another, it is a homœopathic physician.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
verbal abuse; a crude substitute for argument
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
pleasant or pleasing or agreeable in nature or appearance
From this reading That’s the way he talked, submitting to any amount of blistering, bleeding, drugging, and torturing, and thinking it felt nice.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
on one occasion
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading If there is any one thing which father hates more than another, it is a homœopathic physician.
physiciannounUS /fəˈzɪʃən/
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading If there is any one thing which father hates more than another, it is a homœopathic physician.
pillnounUS /pɪl/
something that resembles a tablet of medicine in shape or size
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
platesnounUS /pleɪts/
plural of “plate” — (baseball) base consisting of a rubber slab where the batter stands; it must be touched by a base runner in order to score
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
QuacksnounUS /kwæks/
plural of “quack” — an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
From this reading “‘Quacks, humbugs, impositions, loggerheads, ignoramuses!’
richestadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtʃəst/
superlative of “rich” — possessing material wealth
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
spoonsnounUS /spuːnz/
plural of “spoon” — a piece of cutlery with a shallow bowl-shaped container and a handle; used to stir or serve or take up food
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
submittingverbUS /səbˈmɪtɪŋ/
inflected form of “submit” — refer for judgment or consideration
From this reading That’s the way he talked, submitting to any amount of blistering, bleeding, drugging, and torturing, and thinking it felt nice.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
past form of “talk” — exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading That’s the way he talked, submitting to any amount of blistering, bleeding, drugging, and torturing, and thinking it felt nice.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading If there is any one thing which father hates more than another, it is a homœopathic physician.
That's
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From this reading That’s the way he talked, submitting to any amount of blistering, bleeding, drugging, and torturing, and thinking it felt nice.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
in or at that place or location
From this reading If there is any one thing which father hates more than another, it is a homœopathic physician.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
a special situation
From this reading “July 24th.—The richest thing has happened; the best joke I ever heard of; and I give myself great credit for having been the direct cause of its happening!
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading That’s the way he talked, submitting to any amount of blistering, bleeding, drugging, and torturing, and thinking it felt nice.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
torturingadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːrtʃərɪŋ/
extremely painful
From this reading That’s the way he talked, submitting to any amount of blistering, bleeding, drugging, and torturing, and thinking it felt nice.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
precisely as stated
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading That’s the way he talked, submitting to any amount of blistering, bleeding, drugging, and torturing, and thinking it felt nice.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If there is any one thing which father hates more than another, it is a homœopathic physician.
which person or people
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
in the company of; together with
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading “These are very mild names compared with what I’ve heard him call them, declaring he would show the door to the first one who should ever come round him with their two goblets, two spoons, two little plates for covers, and one pill dissolved in a hogshead of water, half a drop to be taken once in six hours!
