used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading 'He has nae mair sense o' humour than an owl, and a' aye haud that a man withoot humour sudna be allowed intae a poopit.'
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading It was vaguely understood that he had yielded himself to doubts on religious subjects, which alone could account for this 'laxity'--doubts which the young Vicar felt could not have shaken himself or Mrs. Gresley, and which he was convinced he could dispel.
adoringadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrɪŋ/
showing adoration
From this reading The arrival of Sibyl at Wilderleigh was the occasion of many anxious surmises at the little Vicarage on the part of the young Vicar and his young and adoring wife.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading 'He has nae mair sense o' humour than an owl, and a' aye haud that a man withoot humour sudna be allowed intae a poopit.'
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading It was vaguely understood that he had yielded himself to doubts on religious subjects, which alone could account for this 'laxity'--doubts which the young Vicar felt could not have shaken himself or Mrs. Gresley, and which he was convinced he could dispel.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading 'He has nae mair sense o' humour than an owl, and a' aye haud that a man withoot humour sudna be allowed intae a poopit.'
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading 'He has nae mair sense o' humour than an owl, and a' aye haud that a man withoot humour sudna be allowed intae a poopit.'
eagerly desirous
From this reading The arrival of Sibyl at Wilderleigh was the occasion of many anxious surmises at the little Vicarage on the part of the young Vicar and his young and adoring wife.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The arrival of Sibyl at Wilderleigh was the occasion of many anxious surmises at the little Vicarage on the part of the young Vicar and his young and adoring wife.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The arrival of Sibyl at Wilderleigh was the occasion of many anxious surmises at the little Vicarage on the part of the young Vicar and his young and adoring wife.
aye
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From this reading 'He has nae mair sense o' humour than an owl, and a' aye haud that a man withoot humour sudna be allowed intae a poopit.'
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading 'He has nae mair sense o' humour than an owl, and a' aye haud that a man withoot humour sudna be allowed intae a poopit.'
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It had long been a great grief to them that Mr. Loftus only came to church once on Sunday.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It had long been a great grief to them that Mr. Loftus only came to church once on Sunday.
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading It had long been a great grief to them that Mr. Loftus only came to church once on Sunday.
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading It was vaguely understood that he had yielded himself to doubts on religious subjects, which alone could account for this 'laxity'--doubts which the young Vicar felt could not have shaken himself or Mrs. Gresley, and which he was convinced he could dispel.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It was vaguely understood that he had yielded himself to doubts on religious subjects, which alone could account for this 'laxity'--doubts which the young Vicar felt could not have shaken himself or Mrs. Gresley, and which he was convinced he could dispel.
dispelverbUS /dɪˈspel/
force to go away; used both with concrete and metaphoric meanings
From this reading It was vaguely understood that he had yielded himself to doubts on religious subjects, which alone could account for this 'laxity'--doubts which the young Vicar felt could not have shaken himself or Mrs. Gresley, and which he was convinced he could dispel.
doubtsnounUS /daʊts/
plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something
From this reading It was vaguely understood that he had yielded himself to doubts on religious subjects, which alone could account for this 'laxity'--doubts which the young Vicar felt could not have shaken himself or Mrs. Gresley, and which he was convinced he could dispel.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was vaguely understood that he had yielded himself to doubts on religious subjects, which alone could account for this 'laxity'--doubts which the young Vicar felt could not have shaken himself or Mrs. Gresley, and which he was convinced he could dispel.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It was vaguely understood that he had yielded himself to doubts on religious subjects, which alone could account for this 'laxity'--doubts which the young Vicar felt could not have shaken himself or Mrs. Gresley, and which he was convinced he could dispel.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It had long been a great grief to them that Mr. Loftus only came to church once on Sunday.
Gresley
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From this reading It was vaguely understood that he had yielded himself to doubts on religious subjects, which alone could account for this 'laxity'--doubts which the young Vicar felt could not have shaken himself or Mrs. Gresley, and which he was convinced he could dispel.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading It had long been a great grief to them that Mr. Loftus only came to church once on Sunday.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had long been a great grief to them that Mr. Loftus only came to church once on Sunday.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading 'He has nae mair sense o' humour than an owl, and a' aye haud that a man withoot humour sudna be allowed intae a poopit.'
haud
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From this reading 'He has nae mair sense o' humour than an owl, and a' aye haud that a man withoot humour sudna be allowed intae a poopit.'
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was vaguely understood that he had yielded himself to doubts on religious subjects, which alone could account for this 'laxity'--doubts which the young Vicar felt could not have shaken himself or Mrs. Gresley, and which he was convinced he could dispel.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'He has nae mair sense o' humour than an owl, and a' aye haud that a man withoot humour sudna be allowed intae a poopit.'
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It was vaguely understood that he had yielded himself to doubts on religious subjects, which alone could account for this 'laxity'--doubts which the young Vicar felt could not have shaken himself or Mrs. Gresley, and which he was convinced he could dispel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The arrival of Sibyl at Wilderleigh was the occasion of many anxious surmises at the little Vicarage on the part of the young Vicar and his young and adoring wife.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading 'He has nae mair sense o' humour than an owl, and a' aye haud that a man withoot humour sudna be allowed intae a poopit.'
IAN
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From this reading --IAN MACLAREN.
intae
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From this reading 'He has nae mair sense o' humour than an owl, and a' aye haud that a man withoot humour sudna be allowed intae a poopit.'
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had long been a great grief to them that Mr. Loftus only came to church once on Sunday.
laxitynounUS /ˈlæksəti/
the condition of being physiologically lax
From this reading It was vaguely understood that he had yielded himself to doubts on religious subjects, which alone could account for this 'laxity'--doubts which the young Vicar felt could not have shaken himself or Mrs. Gresley, and which he was convinced he could dispel.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The arrival of Sibyl at Wilderleigh was the occasion of many anxious surmises at the little Vicarage on the part of the young Vicar and his young and adoring wife.
Loftus
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From this reading It had long been a great grief to them that Mr. Loftus only came to church once on Sunday.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It had long been a great grief to them that Mr. Loftus only came to church once on Sunday.
MACLAREN
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From this reading --IAN MACLAREN.
mair
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From this reading 'He has nae mair sense o' humour than an owl, and a' aye haud that a man withoot humour sudna be allowed intae a poopit.'
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading 'He has nae mair sense o' humour than an owl, and a' aye haud that a man withoot humour sudna be allowed intae a poopit.'
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading The arrival of Sibyl at Wilderleigh was the occasion of many anxious surmises at the little Vicarage on the part of the young Vicar and his young and adoring wife.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It had long been a great grief to them that Mr. Loftus only came to church once on Sunday.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading It was vaguely understood that he had yielded himself to doubts on religious subjects, which alone could account for this 'laxity'--doubts which the young Vicar felt could not have shaken himself or Mrs. Gresley, and which he was convinced he could dispel.
nae
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From this reading 'He has nae mair sense o' humour than an owl, and a' aye haud that a man withoot humour sudna be allowed intae a poopit.'
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was vaguely understood that he had yielded himself to doubts on religious subjects, which alone could account for this 'laxity'--doubts which the young Vicar felt could not have shaken himself or Mrs. Gresley, and which he was convinced he could dispel.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading 'He has nae mair sense o' humour than an owl, and a' aye haud that a man withoot humour sudna be allowed intae a poopit.'
an event that occurs at a critical time
From this reading The arrival of Sibyl at Wilderleigh was the occasion of many anxious surmises at the little Vicarage on the part of the young Vicar and his young and adoring wife.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The arrival of Sibyl at Wilderleigh was the occasion of many anxious surmises at the little Vicarage on the part of the young Vicar and his young and adoring wife.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The arrival of Sibyl at Wilderleigh was the occasion of many anxious surmises at the little Vicarage on the part of the young Vicar and his young and adoring wife.
on one occasion
From this reading It had long been a great grief to them that Mr. Loftus only came to church once on Sunday.
and nothing more
From this reading It had long been a great grief to them that Mr. Loftus only came to church once on Sunday.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was vaguely understood that he had yielded himself to doubts on religious subjects, which alone could account for this 'laxity'--doubts which the young Vicar felt could not have shaken himself or Mrs. Gresley, and which he was convinced he could dispel.
owlnounUS /aʊl/
nocturnal bird of prey with hawk-like beak and claws and large head with front-facing eyes
From this reading 'He has nae mair sense o' humour than an owl, and a' aye haud that a man withoot humour sudna be allowed intae a poopit.'
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The arrival of Sibyl at Wilderleigh was the occasion of many anxious surmises at the little Vicarage on the part of the young Vicar and his young and adoring wife.
poopit
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From this reading 'He has nae mair sense o' humour than an owl, and a' aye haud that a man withoot humour sudna be allowed intae a poopit.'
concerned with sacred matters or religion or the church
From this reading It was vaguely understood that he had yielded himself to doubts on religious subjects, which alone could account for this 'laxity'--doubts which the young Vicar felt could not have shaken himself or Mrs. Gresley, and which he was convinced he could dispel.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading 'He has nae mair sense o' humour than an owl, and a' aye haud that a man withoot humour sudna be allowed intae a poopit.'
shakenadjectiveUS /ˈʃeɪkən/
disturbed psychologically as if by a physical jolt or shock
From this reading It was vaguely understood that he had yielded himself to doubts on religious subjects, which alone could account for this 'laxity'--doubts which the young Vicar felt could not have shaken himself or Mrs. Gresley, and which he was convinced he could dispel.
SibylnounUS /ˈsɪbəl/
a woman who tells fortunes
From this reading The arrival of Sibyl at Wilderleigh was the occasion of many anxious surmises at the little Vicarage on the part of the young Vicar and his young and adoring wife.
plural of “subject” — the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading It was vaguely understood that he had yielded himself to doubts on religious subjects, which alone could account for this 'laxity'--doubts which the young Vicar felt could not have shaken himself or Mrs. Gresley, and which he was convinced he could dispel.
sudna
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From this reading 'He has nae mair sense o' humour than an owl, and a' aye haud that a man withoot humour sudna be allowed intae a poopit.'
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading It had long been a great grief to them that Mr. Loftus only came to church once on Sunday.
surmisesnounUS /sərˈmaɪzɪz/
plural of “surmise” — a message expressing an opinion based on incomplete evidence
From this reading The arrival of Sibyl at Wilderleigh was the occasion of many anxious surmises at the little Vicarage on the part of the young Vicar and his young and adoring wife.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading 'He has nae mair sense o' humour than an owl, and a' aye haud that a man withoot humour sudna be allowed intae a poopit.'
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading 'He has nae mair sense o' humour than an owl, and a' aye haud that a man withoot humour sudna be allowed intae a poopit.'
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The arrival of Sibyl at Wilderleigh was the occasion of many anxious surmises at the little Vicarage on the part of the young Vicar and his young and adoring wife.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading It had long been a great grief to them that Mr. Loftus only came to church once on Sunday.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was vaguely understood that he had yielded himself to doubts on religious subjects, which alone could account for this 'laxity'--doubts which the young Vicar felt could not have shaken himself or Mrs. Gresley, and which he was convinced he could dispel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had long been a great grief to them that Mr. Loftus only came to church once on Sunday.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading It was vaguely understood that he had yielded himself to doubts on religious subjects, which alone could account for this 'laxity'--doubts which the young Vicar felt could not have shaken himself or Mrs. Gresley, and which he was convinced he could dispel.
vaguelyadverbUS /ˈveɪɡli/
in a vague way
From this reading It was vaguely understood that he had yielded himself to doubts on religious subjects, which alone could account for this 'laxity'--doubts which the young Vicar felt could not have shaken himself or Mrs. Gresley, and which he was convinced he could dispel.
VicarnounUS /ˈvɪkər/
a Roman Catholic priest who acts for another higher-ranking clergyman
From this reading The arrival of Sibyl at Wilderleigh was the occasion of many anxious surmises at the little Vicarage on the part of the young Vicar and his young and adoring wife.
Vicaragenoun
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading The arrival of Sibyl at Wilderleigh was the occasion of many anxious surmises at the little Vicarage on the part of the young Vicar and his young and adoring wife.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The arrival of Sibyl at Wilderleigh was the occasion of many anxious surmises at the little Vicarage on the part of the young Vicar and his young and adoring wife.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was vaguely understood that he had yielded himself to doubts on religious subjects, which alone could account for this 'laxity'--doubts which the young Vicar felt could not have shaken himself or Mrs. Gresley, and which he was convinced he could dispel.
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading The arrival of Sibyl at Wilderleigh was the occasion of many anxious surmises at the little Vicarage on the part of the young Vicar and his young and adoring wife.
Wilderleigh
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From this reading The arrival of Sibyl at Wilderleigh was the occasion of many anxious surmises at the little Vicarage on the part of the young Vicar and his young and adoring wife.
withoot
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From this reading 'He has nae mair sense o' humour than an owl, and a' aye haud that a man withoot humour sudna be allowed intae a poopit.'
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading It was vaguely understood that he had yielded himself to doubts on religious subjects, which alone could account for this 'laxity'--doubts which the young Vicar felt could not have shaken himself or Mrs. Gresley, and which he was convinced he could dispel.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading The arrival of Sibyl at Wilderleigh was the occasion of many anxious surmises at the little Vicarage on the part of the young Vicar and his young and adoring wife.
