Ah
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From this reading "Ah!" cried George, "and you have been keeping that in mind all this time?"
(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 "Surely you have not forgotten it all, my dear fellow--Mary--the fire--your splendid rescue!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We shall never forget it!" were the first words Blackett uttered, and he pressed George's hand once more in his warm grip.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Forget what, Blackett?" the other asked in surprise, "and for what do you thank me?"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "Ah!" cried George, "and you have been keeping that in mind all this time?"
Blackett
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From this reading We shall never forget it!" were the first words Blackett uttered, and he pressed George's hand once more in his warm grip.
BLENHEIMnounUS /ˈblenhaɪm/
the First Duke of Marlborough and Prince Eugene of Savoy defeated the French in 1704 during the War of the Spanish Succession
From this reading BLENHEIM "Now I can thank you, my dear Fairburn!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading BLENHEIM "Now I can thank you, my dear Fairburn!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Ah!" cried George, "and you have been keeping that in mind all this time?"
dearly loved
From this reading BLENHEIM "Now I can thank you, my dear Fairburn!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Forget what, Blackett?" the other asked in surprise, "and for what do you thank me?"
Fairburn
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From this reading BLENHEIM "Now I can thank you, my dear Fairburn!
a boy or man
From this reading "Surely you have not forgotten it all, my dear fellow--Mary--the fire--your splendid rescue!"
start firing a weapon
From this reading "Surely you have not forgotten it all, my dear fellow--Mary--the fire--your splendid rescue!"
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading We shall never forget it!" were the first words Blackett uttered, and he pressed George's hand once more in his warm grip.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Forget what, Blackett?" the other asked in surprise, "and for what do you thank me?"
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading We shall never forget it!" were the first words Blackett uttered, and he pressed George's hand once more in his warm grip.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading "Surely you have not forgotten it all, my dear fellow--Mary--the fire--your splendid rescue!"
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading "Ah!" cried George, "and you have been keeping that in mind all this time?"
George'snounUS /ˈdʒɔːrdʒəz/
possessive form of “george” — Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading We shall never forget it!" were the first words Blackett uttered, and he pressed George's hand once more in his warm grip.
gripnounUS /ɡrɪp/
the act of grasping
From this reading We shall never forget it!" were the first words Blackett uttered, and he pressed George's hand once more in his warm grip.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading We shall never forget it!" were the first words Blackett uttered, and he pressed George's hand once more in his warm grip.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Surely you have not forgotten it all, my dear fellow--Mary--the fire--your splendid rescue!"
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading We shall never forget it!" were the first words Blackett uttered, and he pressed George's hand once more in his warm grip.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading We shall never forget it!" were the first words Blackett uttered, and he pressed George's hand once more in his warm grip.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading BLENHEIM "Now I can thank you, my dear Fairburn!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We shall never forget it!" were the first words Blackett uttered, and he pressed George's hand once more in his warm grip.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading We shall never forget it!" were the first words Blackett uttered, and he pressed George's hand once more in his warm grip.
conformity or harmony
From this reading "Ah!" cried George, "and you have been keeping that in mind all this time?"
the mother of Jesus; Christians refer to her as the Virgin Mary; she is especially honored by Roman Catholics
From this reading "Surely you have not forgotten it all, my dear fellow--Mary--the fire--your splendid rescue!"
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Forget what, Blackett?" the other asked in surprise, "and for what do you thank me?"
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "Ah!" cried George, "and you have been keeping that in mind all this time?"
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading We shall never forget it!" were the first words Blackett uttered, and he pressed George's hand once more in his warm grip.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading BLENHEIM "Now I can thank you, my dear Fairburn!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We shall never forget it!" were the first words Blackett uttered, and he pressed George's hand once more in his warm grip.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Surely you have not forgotten it all, my dear fellow--Mary--the fire--your splendid rescue!"
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading BLENHEIM "Now I can thank you, my dear Fairburn!
on one occasion
From this reading We shall never forget it!" were the first words Blackett uttered, and he pressed George's hand once more in his warm grip.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "Forget what, Blackett?" the other asked in surprise, "and for what do you thank me?"
compacted by ironing
From this reading We shall never forget it!" were the first words Blackett uttered, and he pressed George's hand once more in his warm grip.
rescueverbUS /ˈreskjuː/
free from harm or evil
From this reading "Surely you have not forgotten it all, my dear fellow--Mary--the fire--your splendid rescue!"
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading We shall never forget it!" were the first words Blackett uttered, and he pressed George's hand once more in his warm grip.
having great beauty and splendor
From this reading "Surely you have not forgotten it all, my dear fellow--Mary--the fire--your splendid rescue!"
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading "Surely you have not forgotten it all, my dear fellow--Mary--the fire--your splendid rescue!"
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading "Forget what, Blackett?" the other asked in surprise, "and for what do you thank me?"
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading BLENHEIM "Now I can thank you, my dear Fairburn!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "Ah!" cried George, "and you have been keeping that in mind all this time?"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading We shall never forget it!" were the first words Blackett uttered, and he pressed George's hand once more in his warm grip.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Ah!" cried George, "and you have been keeping that in mind all this time?"
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "Ah!" cried George, "and you have been keeping that in mind all this time?"
communicated in words
From this reading We shall never forget it!" were the first words Blackett uttered, and he pressed George's hand once more in his warm grip.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading We shall never forget it!" were the first words Blackett uttered, and he pressed George's hand once more in his warm grip.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We shall never forget it!" were the first words Blackett uttered, and he pressed George's hand once more in his warm grip.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We shall never forget it!" were the first words Blackett uttered, and he pressed George's hand once more in his warm grip.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading "Forget what, Blackett?" the other asked in surprise, "and for what do you thank me?"
the words that are spoken
From this reading We shall never forget it!" were the first words Blackett uttered, and he pressed George's hand once more in his warm grip.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading BLENHEIM "Now I can thank you, my dear Fairburn!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Surely you have not forgotten it all, my dear fellow--Mary--the fire--your splendid rescue!"
