used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
(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 Whereupon the girl dropped all her belongings, and cast herself upon him speechless, to be lifted well off the ground and hugged and kissed very thoroughly.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
any thing at all
From this reading She's got a father, anyway, and a bully old bird at that," thought the young man, who had never owned either father or mother or much of anything else that he could remember.
used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement
From this reading She's got a father, anyway, and a bully old bird at that," thought the young man, who had never owned either father or mother or much of anything else that he could remember.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Whereupon the girl dropped all her belongings, and cast herself upon him speechless, to be lifted well off the ground and hugged and kissed very thoroughly.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
belongingsnounUS /bɪˈlɔːŋɪŋz/
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading Whereupon the girl dropped all her belongings, and cast herself upon him speechless, to be lifted well off the ground and hugged and kissed very thoroughly.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading She's got a father, anyway, and a bully old bird at that," thought the young man, who had never owned either father or mother or much of anything else that he could remember.
bullynounUS /ˈbʊli/
a cruel and brutal fellow
From this reading She's got a father, anyway, and a bully old bird at that," thought the young man, who had never owned either father or mother or much of anything else that he could remember.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
put or send forth
From this reading Whereupon the girl dropped all her belongings, and cast herself upon him speechless, to be lifted well off the ground and hugged and kissed very thoroughly.
a commissioned military officer in the United States Army or Air Force or Marines who ranks above a lieutenant colonel and below a brigadier general
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
ConfederatenounUS /kənˈfedərət/
a supporter of the Confederate States of America
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She's got a father, anyway, and a bully old bird at that," thought the young man, who had never owned either father or mother or much of anything else that he could remember.
cause to herd, drive, or crowd together
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
Darcy's
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From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
detachedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtætʃt/
showing lack of emotional involvement
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
displeasurenounUS /dɪˈspleʒər/
the feeling of being displeased or annoyed or dissatisfied with someone or something
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
Dollykins
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading Whereupon the girl dropped all her belongings, and cast herself upon him speechless, to be lifted well off the ground and hugged and kissed very thoroughly.
one or the other of two
From this reading She's got a father, anyway, and a bully old bird at that," thought the young man, who had never owned either father or mother or much of anything else that he could remember.
else
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From this reading She's got a father, anyway, and a bully old bird at that," thought the young man, who had never owned either father or mother or much of anything else that he could remember.
a social unit living together
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading She's got a father, anyway, and a bully old bird at that," thought the young man, who had never owned either father or mother or much of anything else that he could remember.
fellow-traveler
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From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading "Fine!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
a man of refinement
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
a young female
From this reading Whereupon the girl dropped all her belongings, and cast herself upon him speechless, to be lifted well off the ground and hugged and kissed very thoroughly.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She's got a father, anyway, and a bully old bird at that," thought the young man, who had never owned either father or mother or much of anything else that he could remember.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading Whereupon the girl dropped all her belongings, and cast herself upon him speechless, to be lifted well off the ground and hugged and kissed very thoroughly.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
headdress that protects the head from bad weather; has shaped crown and usually a brim
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She's got a father, anyway, and a bully old bird at that," thought the young man, who had never owned either father or mother or much of anything else that he could remember.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Whereupon the girl dropped all her belongings, and cast herself upon him speechless, to be lifted well off the ground and hugged and kissed very thoroughly.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading Whereupon the girl dropped all her belongings, and cast herself upon him speechless, to be lifted well off the ground and hugged and kissed very thoroughly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Whereupon the girl dropped all her belongings, and cast herself upon him speechless, to be lifted well off the ground and hugged and kissed very thoroughly.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
huggedverbUS /hʌɡd/
inflected form of “hug” — hold (someone) tightly in your arms, usually with fondness
From this reading Whereupon the girl dropped all her belongings, and cast herself upon him speechless, to be lifted well off the ground and hugged and kissed very thoroughly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
imperialadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈpɪriəl/
relating to or associated with an empire
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
incurredverbUS /ˌɪnˈkɜːrd/
inflected form of “incur” — make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
past form of “kiss” — touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
From this reading Whereupon the girl dropped all her belongings, and cast herself upon him speechless, to be lifted well off the ground and hugged and kissed very thoroughly.
held up in the air
From this reading Whereupon the girl dropped all her belongings, and cast herself upon him speechless, to be lifted well off the ground and hugged and kissed very thoroughly.
LouisvillenounUS /ˈluːivɪl/
the largest city in Kentucky; located in north central Kentucky on the Ohio river; site of the Kentucky Derby
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She's got a father, anyway, and a bully old bird at that," thought the young man, who had never owned either father or mother or much of anything else that he could remember.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading She's got a father, anyway, and a bully old bird at that," thought the young man, who had never owned either father or mother or much of anything else that he could remember.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
mustachenounUS /ˈmʌstæʃ/
an unshaved growth of hair on the upper lip
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading She's got a father, anyway, and a bully old bird at that," thought the young man, who had never owned either father or mother or much of anything else that he could remember.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Whereupon the girl dropped all her belongings, and cast herself upon him speechless, to be lifted well off the ground and hugged and kissed very thoroughly.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading She's got a father, anyway, and a bully old bird at that," thought the young man, who had never owned either father or mother or much of anything else that he could remember.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading She's got a father, anyway, and a bully old bird at that," thought the young man, who had never owned either father or mother or much of anything else that he could remember.
ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading She's got a father, anyway, and a bully old bird at that," thought the young man, who had never owned either father or mother or much of anything else that he could remember.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
experiencing or manifesting pleasure
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
in the near future
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
To recall to mind.
From this reading She's got a father, anyway, and a bully old bird at that," thought the young man, who had never owned either father or mother or much of anything else that he could remember.
reunionnounUS /riˈuːnjən/
a party of former associates who have come together again
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
sentimentaladjectiveUS /ˌsentəˈmentəl/
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
She's
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From this reading She's got a father, anyway, and a bully old bird at that," thought the young man, who had never owned either father or mother or much of anything else that he could remember.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
to a small degree or extent
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
speechlessadjectiveUS /ˈspiːtʃləs/
temporarily incapable of speaking
From this reading Whereupon the girl dropped all her belongings, and cast herself upon him speechless, to be lifted well off the ground and hugged and kissed very thoroughly.
a facility equipped with special equipment and personnel for a particular purpose
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
an inclination to support or be loyal to or to agree with an opinion
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She's got a father, anyway, and a bully old bird at that," thought the young man, who had never owned either father or mother or much of anything else that he could remember.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading Whereupon the girl dropped all her belongings, and cast herself upon him speechless, to be lifted well off the ground and hugged and kissed very thoroughly.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading She's got a father, anyway, and a bully old bird at that," thought the young man, who had never owned either father or mother or much of anything else that he could remember.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
too-active
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From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Whereupon the girl dropped all her belongings, and cast herself upon him speechless, to be lifted well off the ground and hugged and kissed very thoroughly.
precisely as stated
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Whereupon the girl dropped all her belongings, and cast herself upon him speechless, to be lifted well off the ground and hugged and kissed very thoroughly.
Whereupon
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Whereupon the girl dropped all her belongings, and cast herself upon him speechless, to be lifted well off the ground and hugged and kissed very thoroughly.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
which person or people
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
someone who sees an event and reports what happened
From this reading The fellow-traveler who had incurred Miss Darcy's displeasure by a too-active sympathy was much pleased, being of a sentimental turn of mind, to witness a family reunion which presently took place in the station at Louisville.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading She's got a father, anyway, and a bully old bird at that," thought the young man, who had never owned either father or mother or much of anything else that he could remember.
youngishadjective
somewhat young
From this reading A tall, slender gentleman of a youngish Confederate colonel type--gray mustache and imperial, with a soft hat set very slightly to one side of his handsome head--detached himself from the crowd with a cry of, "Here I am, Dollykins!"
