used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Poor Jim! his pride had indeed met with a fall.
aerialnounUS /ˈeriəl/
a pass to a receiver downfield from the passer
From this reading One glance at the cruelly brief, well-written announcement, and all the top-heavy aerial erection his vanity had heaped up lay shattered around him.
(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 One glance at the cruelly brief, well-written announcement, and all the top-heavy aerial erection his vanity had heaped up lay shattered around him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One glance at the cruelly brief, well-written announcement, and all the top-heavy aerial erection his vanity had heaped up lay shattered around him.
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading One glance at the cruelly brief, well-written announcement, and all the top-heavy aerial erection his vanity had heaped up lay shattered around him.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading One glance at the cruelly brief, well-written announcement, and all the top-heavy aerial erection his vanity had heaped up lay shattered around him.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The rector's letter was soothing enough, but the winged messenger which he himself had demanded had arrived full twenty-four hours earlier.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading Full of the most ridiculous dreams, that he would have been ashamed to put in words even to himself, the young man tore open the brown cover.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading One glance at the cruelly brief, well-written announcement, and all the top-heavy aerial erection his vanity had heaped up lay shattered around him.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Full of the most ridiculous dreams, that he would have been ashamed to put in words even to himself, the young man tore open the brown cover.
a youthful male person
From this reading Poor boy! shall we not pity him?
of short duration or distance
From this reading One glance at the cruelly brief, well-written announcement, and all the top-heavy aerial erection his vanity had heaped up lay shattered around him.
an orange of low brightness and saturation
From this reading Full of the most ridiculous dreams, that he would have been ashamed to put in words even to himself, the young man tore open the brown cover.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading The rector's letter was soothing enough, but the winged messenger which he himself had demanded had arrived full twenty-four hours earlier.
provide with a covering or cause to be covered
From this reading Full of the most ridiculous dreams, that he would have been ashamed to put in words even to himself, the young man tore open the brown cover.
cruellyadverbUS /ˈkruːli/
excessively
From this reading One glance at the cruelly brief, well-written announcement, and all the top-heavy aerial erection his vanity had heaped up lay shattered around him.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading The rector's letter was soothing enough, but the winged messenger which he himself had demanded had arrived full twenty-four hours earlier.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading Full of the most ridiculous dreams, that he would have been ashamed to put in words even to himself, the young man tore open the brown cover.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading The rector's letter was soothing enough, but the winged messenger which he himself had demanded had arrived full twenty-four hours earlier.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The rector's letter was soothing enough, but the winged messenger which he himself had demanded had arrived full twenty-four hours earlier.
erectionnounUS /ɪˈrekʃən/
an erect penis
From this reading One glance at the cruelly brief, well-written announcement, and all the top-heavy aerial erection his vanity had heaped up lay shattered around him.
divisible by two
From this reading Full of the most ridiculous dreams, that he would have been ashamed to put in words even to himself, the young man tore open the brown cover.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading Poor Jim! his pride had indeed met with a fall.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading The rector's letter was soothing enough, but the winged messenger which he himself had demanded had arrived full twenty-four hours earlier.
throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading One glance at the cruelly brief, well-written announcement, and all the top-heavy aerial erection his vanity had heaped up lay shattered around him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Poor Jim! his pride had indeed met with a fall.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Full of the most ridiculous dreams, that he would have been ashamed to put in words even to himself, the young man tore open the brown cover.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The rector's letter was soothing enough, but the winged messenger which he himself had demanded had arrived full twenty-four hours earlier.
heapedverbUS /hiːpt/
past form of “heap” — bestow in large quantities
From this reading One glance at the cruelly brief, well-written announcement, and all the top-heavy aerial erection his vanity had heaped up lay shattered around him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One glance at the cruelly brief, well-written announcement, and all the top-heavy aerial erection his vanity had heaped up lay shattered around him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The rector's letter was soothing enough, but the winged messenger which he himself had demanded had arrived full twenty-four hours earlier.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Poor Jim! his pride had indeed met with a fall.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading The rector's letter was soothing enough, but the winged messenger which he himself had demanded had arrived full twenty-four hours earlier.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Full of the most ridiculous dreams, that he would have been ashamed to put in words even to himself, the young man tore open the brown cover.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Poor Jim! his pride had indeed met with a fall.
Jim
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From this reading Poor Jim! his pride had indeed met with a fall.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading One glance at the cruelly brief, well-written announcement, and all the top-heavy aerial erection his vanity had heaped up lay shattered around him.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading The rector's letter was soothing enough, but the winged messenger which he himself had demanded had arrived full twenty-four hours earlier.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Full of the most ridiculous dreams, that he would have been ashamed to put in words even to himself, the young man tore open the brown cover.
a person who carries a message
From this reading The rector's letter was soothing enough, but the winged messenger which he himself had demanded had arrived full twenty-four hours earlier.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Poor Jim! his pride had indeed met with a fall.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Full of the most ridiculous dreams, that he would have been ashamed to put in words even to himself, the young man tore open the brown cover.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Poor boy! shall we not pity him?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Full of the most ridiculous dreams, that he would have been ashamed to put in words even to himself, the young man tore open the brown cover.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One glance at the cruelly brief, well-written announcement, and all the top-heavy aerial erection his vanity had heaped up lay shattered around him.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading Full of the most ridiculous dreams, that he would have been ashamed to put in words even to himself, the young man tore open the brown cover.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading Poor boy! shall we not pity him?
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Poor Jim! his pride had indeed met with a fall.
a feeling of self-respect and personal worth
From this reading Poor Jim! his pride had indeed met with a fall.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Full of the most ridiculous dreams, that he would have been ashamed to put in words even to himself, the young man tore open the brown cover.
rector's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The rector's letter was soothing enough, but the winged messenger which he himself had demanded had arrived full twenty-four hours earlier.
inspiring scornful pity
From this reading Full of the most ridiculous dreams, that he would have been ashamed to put in words even to himself, the young man tore open the brown cover.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Poor boy! shall we not pity him?
shatteredadjectiveUS /ˈʃætərd/
ruined or disrupted
From this reading One glance at the cruelly brief, well-written announcement, and all the top-heavy aerial erection his vanity had heaped up lay shattered around him.
soothingadjectiveUS /ˈsuːðɪŋ/
affording physical relief
From this reading The rector's letter was soothing enough, but the winged messenger which he himself had demanded had arrived full twenty-four hours earlier.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Full of the most ridiculous dreams, that he would have been ashamed to put in words even to himself, the young man tore open the brown cover.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The rector's letter was soothing enough, but the winged messenger which he himself had demanded had arrived full twenty-four hours earlier.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Full of the most ridiculous dreams, that he would have been ashamed to put in words even to himself, the young man tore open the brown cover.
top-heavyadjective
unstable by being overloaded at the top
From this reading One glance at the cruelly brief, well-written announcement, and all the top-heavy aerial erection his vanity had heaped up lay shattered around him.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading Full of the most ridiculous dreams, that he would have been ashamed to put in words even to himself, the young man tore open the brown cover.
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading The rector's letter was soothing enough, but the winged messenger which he himself had demanded had arrived full twenty-four hours earlier.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One glance at the cruelly brief, well-written announcement, and all the top-heavy aerial erection his vanity had heaped up lay shattered around him.
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading One glance at the cruelly brief, well-written announcement, and all the top-heavy aerial erection his vanity had heaped up lay shattered around him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The rector's letter was soothing enough, but the winged messenger which he himself had demanded had arrived full twenty-four hours earlier.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Poor boy! shall we not pity him?
well-written
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From this reading One glance at the cruelly brief, well-written announcement, and all the top-heavy aerial erection his vanity had heaped up lay shattered around him.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The rector's letter was soothing enough, but the winged messenger which he himself had demanded had arrived full twenty-four hours earlier.
wingedadjectiveUS /wɪŋd/
having wings or as if having wings of a specified kind
From this reading The rector's letter was soothing enough, but the winged messenger which he himself had demanded had arrived full twenty-four hours earlier.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Poor Jim! his pride had indeed met with a fall.
the words that are spoken
From this reading Full of the most ridiculous dreams, that he would have been ashamed to put in words even to himself, the young man tore open the brown cover.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Full of the most ridiculous dreams, that he would have been ashamed to put in words even to himself, the young man tore open the brown cover.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Full of the most ridiculous dreams, that he would have been ashamed to put in words even to himself, the young man tore open the brown cover.
