used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "It's a blessing to see your honest but homely features once again," he continued, lifting his glass, "especially when you signalise your return by replenishing the wine-cellar.
anew
From this reading "It's a blessing to see your honest but homely features once again," he continued, lifting his glass, "especially when you signalise your return by replenishing the wine-cellar.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That _was_ the situation I was endeavouring to lead up to," said Timothy, and helped himself.
blessingnounUS /ˈblesɪŋ/
the formal act of approving
From this reading "It's a blessing to see your honest but homely features once again," he continued, lifting his glass, "especially when you signalise your return by replenishing the wine-cellar.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "It's a blessing to see your honest but homely features once again," he continued, lifting his glass, "especially when you signalise your return by replenishing the wine-cellar.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "It's a blessing to see your honest but homely features once again," he continued, lifting his glass, "especially when you signalise your return by replenishing the wine-cellar.
without stop or interruption
From this reading "It's a blessing to see your honest but homely features once again," he continued, lifting his glass, "especially when you signalise your return by replenishing the wine-cellar.
endeavouring
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From this reading That _was_ the situation I was endeavouring to lead up to," said Timothy, and helped himself.
EPISTLEnounUS /ɪˈpɪsəl/
a specially long, formal letter
From this reading THE FIRST EPISTLE OF THEOPHILUS "PRETTY hot stuff this port of yours, old son--what?"
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading "It's a blessing to see your honest but homely features once again," he continued, lifting his glass, "especially when you signalise your return by replenishing the wine-cellar.
plural of “feature” — a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading "It's a blessing to see your honest but homely features once again," he continued, lifting his glass, "especially when you signalise your return by replenishing the wine-cellar.
FIRSTadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading THE FIRST EPISTLE OF THEOPHILUS "PRETTY hot stuff this port of yours, old son--what?"
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading "It's a blessing to see your honest but homely features once again," he continued, lifting his glass, "especially when you signalise your return by replenishing the wine-cellar.
gruntedverbUS /ˈɡrʌntɪd/
past form of “grunt” — issue a grunting, low, animal-like noise
From this reading "Take some more," grunted Philip.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "It's a blessing to see your honest but homely features once again," he continued, lifting his glass, "especially when you signalise your return by replenishing the wine-cellar.
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading That _was_ the situation I was endeavouring to lead up to," said Timothy, and helped himself.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading That _was_ the situation I was endeavouring to lead up to," said Timothy, and helped himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "It's a blessing to see your honest but homely features once again," he continued, lifting his glass, "especially when you signalise your return by replenishing the wine-cellar.
homelyadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmli/
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading "It's a blessing to see your honest but homely features once again," he continued, lifting his glass, "especially when you signalise your return by replenishing the wine-cellar.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading "It's a blessing to see your honest but homely features once again," he continued, lifting his glass, "especially when you signalise your return by replenishing the wine-cellar.
used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning
From this reading THE FIRST EPISTLE OF THEOPHILUS "PRETTY hot stuff this port of yours, old son--what?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That _was_ the situation I was endeavouring to lead up to," said Timothy, and helped himself.
It's
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From this reading "It's a blessing to see your honest but homely features once again," he continued, lifting his glass, "especially when you signalise your return by replenishing the wine-cellar.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading That _was_ the situation I was endeavouring to lead up to," said Timothy, and helped himself.
liftingverbUS /ˈlɪftɪŋ/
-ing form of “lift” — raise from a lower to a higher position
From this reading "It's a blessing to see your honest but homely features once again," he continued, lifting his glass, "especially when you signalise your return by replenishing the wine-cellar.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "Take some more," grunted Philip.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FIRST EPISTLE OF THEOPHILUS "PRETTY hot stuff this port of yours, old son--what?"
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading THE FIRST EPISTLE OF THEOPHILUS "PRETTY hot stuff this port of yours, old son--what?"
on one occasion
From this reading "It's a blessing to see your honest but homely features once again," he continued, lifting his glass, "especially when you signalise your return by replenishing the wine-cellar.
Englishman and husband of Elizabeth II (born 1921)
From this reading "Take some more," grunted Philip.
a place (seaport or airport) where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country
From this reading THE FIRST EPISTLE OF THEOPHILUS "PRETTY hot stuff this port of yours, old son--what?"
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading THE FIRST EPISTLE OF THEOPHILUS "PRETTY hot stuff this port of yours, old son--what?"
replenishingverbUS /riˈplenɪʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “replenish” — fill something that had previously been emptied
From this reading "It's a blessing to see your honest but homely features once again," he continued, lifting his glass, "especially when you signalise your return by replenishing the wine-cellar.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "It's a blessing to see your honest but homely features once again," he continued, lifting his glass, "especially when you signalise your return by replenishing the wine-cellar.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading That _was_ the situation I was endeavouring to lead up to," said Timothy, and helped himself.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "It's a blessing to see your honest but homely features once again," he continued, lifting his glass, "especially when you signalise your return by replenishing the wine-cellar.
signaliseverb
provide with traffic signals
From this reading "It's a blessing to see your honest but homely features once again," he continued, lifting his glass, "especially when you signalise your return by replenishing the wine-cellar.
the general state of things; the combination of circumstances at a given time
From this reading That _was_ the situation I was endeavouring to lead up to," said Timothy, and helped himself.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "Take some more," grunted Philip.
a male human offspring
From this reading THE FIRST EPISTLE OF THEOPHILUS "PRETTY hot stuff this port of yours, old son--what?"
the tangible substance that goes into the makeup of a physical object
From this reading THE FIRST EPISTLE OF THEOPHILUS "PRETTY hot stuff this port of yours, old son--what?"
carry out
From this reading "Take some more," grunted Philip.
express gratitude or show appreciation to
From this reading "Thank you.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That _was_ the situation I was endeavouring to lead up to," said Timothy, and helped himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FIRST EPISTLE OF THEOPHILUS "PRETTY hot stuff this port of yours, old son--what?"
THEOPHILUS
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From this reading THE FIRST EPISTLE OF THEOPHILUS "PRETTY hot stuff this port of yours, old son--what?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE FIRST EPISTLE OF THEOPHILUS "PRETTY hot stuff this port of yours, old son--what?"
TimothynounUS /ˈtɪməθi/
grass with long cylindrical spikes grown in northern United States and Europe for hay
From this reading That _was_ the situation I was endeavouring to lead up to," said Timothy, and helped himself.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That _was_ the situation I was endeavouring to lead up to," said Timothy, and helped himself.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading That _was_ the situation I was endeavouring to lead up to," said Timothy, and helped himself.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That _was_ the situation I was endeavouring to lead up to," said Timothy, and helped himself.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading THE FIRST EPISTLE OF THEOPHILUS "PRETTY hot stuff this port of yours, old son--what?"
at the time that
From this reading "It's a blessing to see your honest but homely features once again," he continued, lifting his glass, "especially when you signalise your return by replenishing the wine-cellar.
wine-cellar
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From this reading "It's a blessing to see your honest but homely features once again," he continued, lifting his glass, "especially when you signalise your return by replenishing the wine-cellar.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Thank you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "It's a blessing to see your honest but homely features once again," he continued, lifting his glass, "especially when you signalise your return by replenishing the wine-cellar.
the one or ones belonging to the person spoken to
From this reading THE FIRST EPISTLE OF THEOPHILUS "PRETTY hot stuff this port of yours, old son--what?"
