pret.

abbreviation for

Pret′erist, one who holds the prophecies of the Apocalypse already fulfilled; Pret′eriteness.

Preterite, pret′ėr-it, adj. gone by: past: noting the past tense.

Gentle as she was in her ordinary demeanour, Pret was a terrible Cat when she saw cause, and was undaunted by size or numbers.

At the sound of a thunderclap poor Pret would fly to her mistress for succour, trembling in every limb.

The verbs of this class belong to the sixth ablaut-series ( 12), and accordingly have a in the present; uo in the pret.

April 25, 2024firkin

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