used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Leo._ You thought you had lost him before, a great while ago; and therefore you ought to be the less troubled.
in the past
From this reading _Leo._ You thought you had lost him before, a great while ago; and therefore you ought to be the less troubled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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one more of the same kind, or a different one
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any thing at all
From this reading _Lyd._ We cannot help visiting the place often where we have lost anything we value: I lost Ranger here last night.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Leo._ Why did you, madam, if the place be so disagreeable to you?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading _Leo._ You thought you had lost him before, a great while ago; and therefore you ought to be the less troubled.
cannot
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From this reading _Lyd._ We cannot help visiting the place often where we have lost anything we value: I lost Ranger here last night.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading _Lyd._ I wish I had not come hither to-night, Leonore.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Leo._ Why did you, madam, if the place be so disagreeable to you?
disagreeableadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl/
not to your liking
From this reading _Leo._ Why did you, madam, if the place be so disagreeable to you?
to come or go into
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ExitnounUS /ˈeɡzɪt/
an opening that permits escape or release
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relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading _Leo._ You thought you had lost him before, a great while ago; and therefore you ought to be the less troubled.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading _Lyd._ I wish I had not come hither to-night, Leonore.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading _Lyd._ We cannot help visiting the place often where we have lost anything we value: I lost Ranger here last night.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading _Lyd._ We cannot help visiting the place often where we have lost anything we value: I lost Ranger here last night.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading _Lyd._ We cannot help visiting the place often where we have lost anything we value: I lost Ranger here last night.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _Leo._ You thought you had lost him before, a great while ago; and therefore you ought to be the less troubled.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading _Lyd._ I wish I had not come hither to-night, Leonore.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading _Lyd._ I wish I had not come hither to-night, Leonore.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading _Leo._ Why did you, madam, if the place be so disagreeable to you?
IVnoun
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
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immediately past
From this reading _Lyd._ We cannot help visiting the place often where we have lost anything we value: I lost Ranger here last night.
LeonounUS /ˈliːoʊ/
(astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Leo
From this reading _Leo._ Why did you, madam, if the place be so disagreeable to you?
LEONORE
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used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading _Leo._ You thought you had lost him before, a great while ago; and therefore you ought to be the less troubled.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading _Lyd._ We cannot help visiting the place often where we have lost anything we value: I lost Ranger here last night.
Lyd
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From this reading _Lyd._ I wish I had not come hither to-night, Leonore.
LYDIAnounUS /ˈlɪdiə/
an ancient region on the coast of western Asia Minor; a powerful kingdom until conquered by the Persians in 546 BC
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a woman of refinement
From this reading _Leo._ Why did you, madam, if the place be so disagreeable to you?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading _Lyd._ We cannot help visiting the place often where we have lost anything we value: I lost Ranger here last night.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Lyd._ I wish I had not come hither to-night, Leonore.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
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many times at short intervals
From this reading _Lyd._ We cannot help visiting the place often where we have lost anything we value: I lost Ranger here last night.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading _Leo._ You thought you had lost him before, a great while ago; and therefore you ought to be the less troubled.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
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a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading _Leo._ Why did you, madam, if the place be so disagreeable to you?
RangernounUS /ˈreɪndʒər/
a member of the Texas state highway patrol; formerly a mounted lawman who maintained order on the frontier
From this reading _Lyd._ We cannot help visiting the place often where we have lost anything we value: I lost Ranger here last night.
Identical; not different.
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the place where some action occurs
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for that reason; with the result that
From this reading _Leo._ Why did you, madam, if the place be so disagreeable to you?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
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for that reason; as a result
From this reading _Leo._ You thought you had lost him before, a great while ago; and therefore you ought to be the less troubled.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading _Leo._ You thought you had lost him before, a great while ago; and therefore you ought to be the less troubled.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Leo._ Why did you, madam, if the place be so disagreeable to you?
to-night
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From this reading _Lyd._ I wish I had not come hither to-night, Leonore.
characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need
From this reading _Leo._ You thought you had lost him before, a great while ago; and therefore you ought to be the less troubled.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading _Lyd._ We cannot help visiting the place often where we have lost anything we value: I lost Ranger here last night.
visitingnounUS /ˈvɪzɪtɪŋ/
the activity of making visits
From this reading _Lyd._ We cannot help visiting the place often where we have lost anything we value: I lost Ranger here last night.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading _Lyd._ We cannot help visiting the place often where we have lost anything we value: I lost Ranger here last night.
in or at the place that
From this reading _Lyd._ We cannot help visiting the place often where we have lost anything we value: I lost Ranger here last night.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading _Leo._ You thought you had lost him before, a great while ago; and therefore you ought to be the less troubled.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading _Leo._ Why did you, madam, if the place be so disagreeable to you?
hope for; have a wish
From this reading _Lyd._ I wish I had not come hither to-night, Leonore.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _Leo._ Why did you, madam, if the place be so disagreeable to you?
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