used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BOLD INTRUDER.
adorationnounUS /ˌædərˈeɪʃən/
a feeling of profound love and admiration
From this reading “What nonsense to pretend to read in a home like this, I ought to give all my time to adoration of you; few men are so blessed.”
(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 “What nonsense to pretend to read in a home like this, I ought to give all my time to adoration of you; few men are so blessed.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He sat in his room, reading; suddenly he threw aside the paper and said:
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “What nonsense to pretend to read in a home like this, I ought to give all my time to adoration of you; few men are so blessed.”
on or to one side
From this reading He sat in his room, reading; suddenly he threw aside the paper and said:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That evening Robert did not go down town to dinner, but stayed at home, by way of doing penance.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading “How lovely of you to say that; you are the very best husband in all the world, I know you are.”
highly favored or fortunate (as e.g. by divine grace)
From this reading “What nonsense to pretend to read in a home like this, I ought to give all my time to adoration of you; few men are so blessed.”
fearless and daring
From this reading A BOLD INTRUDER.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading That evening Robert did not go down town to dinner, but stayed at home, by way of doing penance.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That evening Robert did not go down town to dinner, but stayed at home, by way of doing penance.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading That evening Robert did not go down town to dinner, but stayed at home, by way of doing penance.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading That evening Robert did not go down town to dinner, but stayed at home, by way of doing penance.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading That evening Robert did not go down town to dinner, but stayed at home, by way of doing penance.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading That evening Robert did not go down town to dinner, but stayed at home, by way of doing penance.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading That evening Robert did not go down town to dinner, but stayed at home, by way of doing penance.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading “What nonsense to pretend to read in a home like this, I ought to give all my time to adoration of you; few men are so blessed.”
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading “What nonsense to pretend to read in a home like this, I ought to give all my time to adoration of you; few men are so blessed.”
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading That evening Robert did not go down town to dinner, but stayed at home, by way of doing penance.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He sat in his room, reading; suddenly he threw aside the paper and said:
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He sat in his room, reading; suddenly he threw aside the paper and said:
where you live at a particular time
From this reading That evening Robert did not go down town to dinner, but stayed at home, by way of doing penance.
How
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From this reading “How lovely of you to say that; you are the very best husband in all the world, I know you are.”
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading “How lovely of you to say that; you are the very best husband in all the world, I know you are.”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “What nonsense to pretend to read in a home like this, I ought to give all my time to adoration of you; few men are so blessed.”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He sat in his room, reading; suddenly he threw aside the paper and said:
INTRUDERnounUS /ˌɪnˈtruːdər/
someone who intrudes on the privacy or property of another without permission
From this reading A BOLD INTRUDER.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “How lovely of you to say that; you are the very best husband in all the world, I know you are.”
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “What nonsense to pretend to read in a home like this, I ought to give all my time to adoration of you; few men are so blessed.”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading “How lovely of you to say that; you are the very best husband in all the world, I know you are.”
the force of workers available
From this reading “What nonsense to pretend to read in a home like this, I ought to give all my time to adoration of you; few men are so blessed.”
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “What nonsense to pretend to read in a home like this, I ought to give all my time to adoration of you; few men are so blessed.”
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading “What nonsense to pretend to read in a home like this, I ought to give all my time to adoration of you; few men are so blessed.”
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That evening Robert did not go down town to dinner, but stayed at home, by way of doing penance.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That evening Robert did not go down town to dinner, but stayed at home, by way of doing penance.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading “What nonsense to pretend to read in a home like this, I ought to give all my time to adoration of you; few men are so blessed.”
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading He sat in his room, reading; suddenly he threw aside the paper and said:
penancenounUS /ˈpenəns/
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading That evening Robert did not go down town to dinner, but stayed at home, by way of doing penance.
pretendverbUS /priˈtend/
make believe with the intent to deceive
From this reading “What nonsense to pretend to read in a home like this, I ought to give all my time to adoration of you; few men are so blessed.”
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading “What nonsense to pretend to read in a home like this, I ought to give all my time to adoration of you; few men are so blessed.”
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading He sat in his room, reading; suddenly he threw aside the paper and said:
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading That evening Robert did not go down town to dinner, but stayed at home, by way of doing penance.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He sat in his room, reading; suddenly he threw aside the paper and said:
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He sat in his room, reading; suddenly he threw aside the paper and said:
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading He sat in his room, reading; suddenly he threw aside the paper and said:
express in words
From this reading “How lovely of you to say that; you are the very best husband in all the world, I know you are.”
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “What nonsense to pretend to read in a home like this, I ought to give all my time to adoration of you; few men are so blessed.”
past form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading That evening Robert did not go down town to dinner, but stayed at home, by way of doing penance.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading He sat in his room, reading; suddenly he threw aside the paper and said:
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That evening Robert did not go down town to dinner, but stayed at home, by way of doing penance.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He sat in his room, reading; suddenly he threw aside the paper and said:
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading “What nonsense to pretend to read in a home like this, I ought to give all my time to adoration of you; few men are so blessed.”
inflected form of “throw” — propel through the air
From this reading He sat in his room, reading; suddenly he threw aside the paper and said:
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading “What nonsense to pretend to read in a home like this, I ought to give all my time to adoration of you; few men are so blessed.”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That evening Robert did not go down town to dinner, but stayed at home, by way of doing penance.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading That evening Robert did not go down town to dinner, but stayed at home, by way of doing penance.
precisely as stated
From this reading “How lovely of you to say that; you are the very best husband in all the world, I know you are.”
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading That evening Robert did not go down town to dinner, but stayed at home, by way of doing penance.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “What nonsense to pretend to read in a home like this, I ought to give all my time to adoration of you; few men are so blessed.”
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “How lovely of you to say that; you are the very best husband in all the world, I know you are.”
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “What nonsense to pretend to read in a home like this, I ought to give all my time to adoration of you; few men are so blessed.”
