used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A few days hence I shall go to the government, whither I go with a huge desire to get money; and I am told it is the same with all new governors.
matters of personal concern
From this reading Say nothing of this to anybody; for, bring your affairs into council, and one will cry it is white, another it is black.
(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 A few days hence I shall go to the government, whither I go with a huge desire to get money; and I am told it is the same with all new governors.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading A few days hence I shall go to the government, whither I go with a huge desire to get money; and I am told it is the same with all new governors.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Say nothing of this to anybody; for, bring your affairs into council, and one will cry it is white, another it is black.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Say nothing of this to anybody; for, bring your affairs into council, and one will cry it is white, another it is black.
any person at all
From this reading Say nothing of this to anybody; for, bring your affairs into council, and one will cry it is white, another it is black.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Say nothing of this to anybody; for, bring your affairs into council, and one will cry it is white, another it is black.
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Say nothing of this to anybody; for, bring your affairs into council, and one will cry it is white, another it is black.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I will first see how matters stand, and send thee word whether or not thou shalt come to me.
a body serving in an administrative capacity
From this reading Say nothing of this to anybody; for, bring your affairs into council, and one will cry it is white, another it is black.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading Say nothing of this to anybody; for, bring your affairs into council, and one will cry it is white, another it is black.
Dapplenoun
a small contrasting part of something
From this reading Dapple is well, and sends thee his hearty service; part with him I will not, though I were made the great Turk.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading A few days hence I shall go to the government, whither I go with a huge desire to get money; and I am told it is the same with all new governors.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading A few days hence I shall go to the government, whither I go with a huge desire to get money; and I am told it is the same with all new governors.
the wife of a duke or a woman holding ducal title in her own right
From this reading The duchess, my mistress, kisses thy hands a thousand times over.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading A few days hence I shall go to the government, whither I go with a huge desire to get money; and I am told it is the same with all new governors.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I will first see how matters stand, and send thee word whether or not thou shalt come to me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Say nothing of this to anybody; for, bring your affairs into council, and one will cry it is white, another it is black.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading A few days hence I shall go to the government, whither I go with a huge desire to get money; and I am told it is the same with all new governors.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading A few days hence I shall go to the government, whither I go with a huge desire to get money; and I am told it is the same with all new governors.
the organization that is the governing authority of a political unit
From this reading A few days hence I shall go to the government, whither I go with a huge desire to get money; and I am told it is the same with all new governors.
governorsnounUS /ˈɡʌvərnərz/
plural of “governor” — the head of a state government
From this reading A few days hence I shall go to the government, whither I go with a huge desire to get money; and I am told it is the same with all new governors.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Dapple is well, and sends thee his hearty service; part with him I will not, though I were made the great Turk.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading The duchess, my mistress, kisses thy hands a thousand times over.
heartyadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrti/
showing warm and heartfelt friendliness
From this reading Dapple is well, and sends thee his hearty service; part with him I will not, though I were made the great Turk.
for this reason
From this reading A few days hence I shall go to the government, whither I go with a huge desire to get money; and I am told it is the same with all new governors.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Dapple is well, and sends thee his hearty service; part with him I will not, though I were made the great Turk.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Dapple is well, and sends thee his hearty service; part with him I will not, though I were made the great Turk.
how
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From this reading I will first see how matters stand, and send thee word whether or not thou shalt come to me.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading A few days hence I shall go to the government, whither I go with a huge desire to get money; and I am told it is the same with all new governors.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A few days hence I shall go to the government, whither I go with a huge desire to get money; and I am told it is the same with all new governors.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Say nothing of this to anybody; for, bring your affairs into council, and one will cry it is white, another it is black.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Say nothing of this to anybody; for, bring your affairs into council, and one will cry it is white, another it is black.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Say nothing of this to anybody; for, bring your affairs into council, and one will cry it is white, another it is black.
kissesnounUS /ˈkɪsəz/
plural of “kiss” — the act of caressing with the lips (or an instance thereof)
From this reading The duchess, my mistress, kisses thy hands a thousand times over.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Dapple is well, and sends thee his hearty service; part with him I will not, though I were made the great Turk.
plural of “matter” — a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I will first see how matters stand, and send thee word whether or not thou shalt come to me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I will first see how matters stand, and send thee word whether or not thou shalt come to me.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading The duchess, my mistress, kisses thy hands a thousand times over.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading A few days hence I shall go to the government, whither I go with a huge desire to get money; and I am told it is the same with all new governors.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The duchess, my mistress, kisses thy hands a thousand times over.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A few days hence I shall go to the government, whither I go with a huge desire to get money; and I am told it is the same with all new governors.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I will first see how matters stand, and send thee word whether or not thou shalt come to me.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Say nothing of this to anybody; for, bring your affairs into council, and one will cry it is white, another it is black.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Say nothing of this to anybody; for, bring your affairs into council, and one will cry it is white, another it is black.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Say nothing of this to anybody; for, bring your affairs into council, and one will cry it is white, another it is black.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I will first see how matters stand, and send thee word whether or not thou shalt come to me.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The duchess, my mistress, kisses thy hands a thousand times over.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Dapple is well, and sends thee his hearty service; part with him I will not, though I were made the great Turk.
Identical; not different.
From this reading A few days hence I shall go to the government, whither I go with a huge desire to get money; and I am told it is the same with all new governors.
express in words
From this reading Say nothing of this to anybody; for, bring your affairs into council, and one will cry it is white, another it is black.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I will first see how matters stand, and send thee word whether or not thou shalt come to me.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading I will first see how matters stand, and send thee word whether or not thou shalt come to me.
sendsverbUS /sendz/
third-person singular of “send” — cause to go somewhere
From this reading Dapple is well, and sends thee his hearty service; part with him I will not, though I were made the great Turk.
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Dapple is well, and sends thee his hearty service; part with him I will not, though I were made the great Turk.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading A few days hence I shall go to the government, whither I go with a huge desire to get money; and I am told it is the same with all new governors.
an old form of “shall”, used with “thou”
From this reading I will first see how matters stand, and send thee word whether or not thou shalt come to me.
be standing; be upright
From this reading I will first see how matters stand, and send thee word whether or not thou shalt come to me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A few days hence I shall go to the government, whither I go with a huge desire to get money; and I am told it is the same with all new governors.
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading I will first see how matters stand, and send thee word whether or not thou shalt come to me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Say nothing of this to anybody; for, bring your affairs into council, and one will cry it is white, another it is black.
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading I will first see how matters stand, and send thee word whether or not thou shalt come to me.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Dapple is well, and sends thee his hearty service; part with him I will not, though I were made the great Turk.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading The duchess, my mistress, kisses thy hands a thousand times over.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading The duchess, my mistress, kisses thy hands a thousand times over.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading The duchess, my mistress, kisses thy hands a thousand times over.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Say nothing of this to anybody; for, bring your affairs into council, and one will cry it is white, another it is black.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading A few days hence I shall go to the government, whither I go with a huge desire to get money; and I am told it is the same with all new governors.
TurknounUS /tɜːrk/
a native or inhabitant of Turkey
From this reading Dapple is well, and sends thee his hearty service; part with him I will not, though I were made the great Turk.
(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 Dapple is well, and sends thee his hearty service; part with him I will not, though I were made the great Turk.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Dapple is well, and sends thee his hearty service; part with him I will not, though I were made the great Turk.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I will first see how matters stand, and send thee word whether or not thou shalt come to me.
a Caucasian
From this reading Say nothing of this to anybody; for, bring your affairs into council, and one will cry it is white, another it is black.
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading A few days hence I shall go to the government, whither I go with a huge desire to get money; and I am told it is the same with all new governors.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Say nothing of this to anybody; for, bring your affairs into council, and one will cry it is white, another it is black.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A few days hence I shall go to the government, whither I go with a huge desire to get money; and I am told it is the same with all new governors.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I will first see how matters stand, and send thee word whether or not thou shalt come to me.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Say nothing of this to anybody; for, bring your affairs into council, and one will cry it is white, another it is black.
