used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "And now about the young maid of high degree you sent us, with the valiant Jim Roberts acting as guard and henchman.
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading "And now about the young maid of high degree you sent us, with the valiant Jim Roberts acting as guard and henchman.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading And, to begin at the ending, like the Irishman I am, let me just tell you no better sheep-dog ever lived than this same James.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading This letter, having mentioned the safe arrival of certain manuscripts, scene-plots, and property-plots, continued:
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "And now about the young maid of high degree you sent us, with the valiant Jim Roberts acting as guard and henchman.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And, to begin at the ending, like the Irishman I am, let me just tell you no better sheep-dog ever lived than this same James.
being joined in close association
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading And, to begin at the ending, like the Irishman I am, let me just tell you no better sheep-dog ever lived than this same James.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading And, to begin at the ending, like the Irishman I am, let me just tell you no better sheep-dog ever lived than this same James.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading This letter, having mentioned the safe arrival of certain manuscripts, scene-plots, and property-plots, continued:
CHRYSALISnounUS /ˈkrɪsəlɪs/
pupa of a moth or butterfly enclosed in a cocoon
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
coaxedverbUS /koʊkst/
past form of “coax” — influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
From this reading The park coaxed people from the city, and the theatre then drew them from the park to the play.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
without stop or interruption
From this reading This letter, having mentioned the safe arrival of certain manuscripts, scene-plots, and property-plots, continued:
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading "And now about the young maid of high degree you sent us, with the valiant Jim Roberts acting as guard and henchman.
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading The park coaxed people from the city, and the theatre then drew them from the park to the play.
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading And, to begin at the ending, like the Irishman I am, let me just tell you no better sheep-dog ever lived than this same James.
at any time
From this reading And, to begin at the ending, like the Irishman I am, let me just tell you no better sheep-dog ever lived than this same James.
FORMINGverbUS /ˈfɔːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
brought together in one place
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading "And now about the young maid of high degree you sent us, with the valiant Jim Roberts acting as guard and henchman.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading This letter, having mentioned the safe arrival of certain manuscripts, scene-plots, and property-plots, continued:
henchmannounUS /ˈhentʃmən/
someone who assists in a plot
From this reading "And now about the young maid of high degree you sent us, with the valiant Jim Roberts acting as guard and henchman.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "And now about the young maid of high degree you sent us, with the valiant Jim Roberts acting as guard and henchman.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And, to begin at the ending, like the Irishman I am, let me just tell you no better sheep-dog ever lived than this same James.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
IrishmannounUS /ˈaɪrɪʃmən/
a man who is a native or inhabitant of Ireland
From this reading And, to begin at the ending, like the Irishman I am, let me just tell you no better sheep-dog ever lived than this same James.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading And, to begin at the ending, like the Irishman I am, let me just tell you no better sheep-dog ever lived than this same James.
Jim
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From this reading "And now about the young maid of high degree you sent us, with the valiant Jim Roberts acting as guard and henchman.
and nothing more
From this reading And, to begin at the ending, like the Irishman I am, let me just tell you no better sheep-dog ever lived than this same James.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading And, to begin at the ending, like the Irishman I am, let me just tell you no better sheep-dog ever lived than this same James.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading And, to begin at the ending, like the Irishman I am, let me just tell you no better sheep-dog ever lived than this same James.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading And, to begin at the ending, like the Irishman I am, let me just tell you no better sheep-dog ever lived than this same James.
a female domestic
From this reading "And now about the young maid of high degree you sent us, with the valiant Jim Roberts acting as guard and henchman.
managernounUS /ˈmænədʒər/
someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
manuscriptsnounUS /ˈmænjəskrɪpts/
plural of “manuscript” — the form of a literary work submitted for publication
From this reading This letter, having mentioned the safe arrival of certain manuscripts, scene-plots, and property-plots, continued:
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And, to begin at the ending, like the Irishman I am, let me just tell you no better sheep-dog ever lived than this same James.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading This letter, having mentioned the safe arrival of certain manuscripts, scene-plots, and property-plots, continued:
not any; not one
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "And now about the young maid of high degree you sent us, with the valiant Jim Roberts acting as guard and henchman.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
on one occasion
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading The park coaxed people from the city, and the theatre then drew them from the park to the play.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The park coaxed people from the city, and the theatre then drew them from the park to the play.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
participate in games or sport
From this reading The park coaxed people from the city, and the theatre then drew them from the park to the play.
the act of playing a musical instrument
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
property-plots
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From this reading This letter, having mentioned the safe arrival of certain manuscripts, scene-plots, and property-plots, continued:
RobertsnounUS /ˈrɑːbərts/
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading "And now about the young maid of high degree you sent us, with the valiant Jim Roberts acting as guard and henchman.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading This letter, having mentioned the safe arrival of certain manuscripts, scene-plots, and property-plots, continued:
Identical; not different.
From this reading And, to begin at the ending, like the Irishman I am, let me just tell you no better sheep-dog ever lived than this same James.
scene-plots
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From this reading This letter, having mentioned the safe arrival of certain manuscripts, scene-plots, and property-plots, continued:
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "And now about the young maid of high degree you sent us, with the valiant Jim Roberts acting as guard and henchman.
in a serious manner
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
sheep-dog
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From this reading And, to begin at the ending, like the Irishman I am, let me just tell you no better sheep-dog ever lived than this same James.
plural of “soldier” — an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
StewartnounUS /ˈstuːərt/
United States film actor who portrayed incorruptible but modest heros (1908-1997)
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
the capital raised by a corporation through the issue of shares entitling holders to an ownership interest
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
express in words
From this reading And, to begin at the ending, like the Irishman I am, let me just tell you no better sheep-dog ever lived than this same James.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And, to begin at the ending, like the Irishman I am, let me just tell you no better sheep-dog ever lived than this same James.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
a building where theatrical performances or motion-picture shows can be presented
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The park coaxed people from the city, and the theatre then drew them from the park to the play.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The park coaxed people from the city, and the theatre then drew them from the park to the play.
a special situation
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This letter, having mentioned the safe arrival of certain manuscripts, scene-plots, and property-plots, continued:
ThrallnounUS /θrɔːl/
the state of being under the control of another person
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
undertakenverbUS /ˈʌndərteɪkən/
inflected form of “undertake” — enter upon an activity or enterprise
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "And now about the young maid of high degree you sent us, with the valiant Jim Roberts acting as guard and henchman.
valiantadjUS /ˈvæl.jənt/
Possessing or showing courage or determination; heroic. (Dũng cảm, quả cảm, anh hùng.)
From this reading "And now about the young maid of high degree you sent us, with the valiant Jim Roberts acting as guard and henchman.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
wastedadjectiveUS /ˈweɪstɪd/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
relating to or characteristic of the western parts of the world or the West as opposed to the eastern or oriental parts
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
at the time that
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "And now about the young maid of high degree you sent us, with the valiant Jim Roberts acting as guard and henchman.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading THE FORMING OF THE CHRYSALIS That Stewart Thrall wasted no time when once a plan was settled upon and a thing seriously undertaken may be gathered from a letter written in a Western city by the manager of a stock company playing a summer season in the theatre attached to a soldiers' home.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "And now about the young maid of high degree you sent us, with the valiant Jim Roberts acting as guard and henchman.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "And now about the young maid of high degree you sent us, with the valiant Jim Roberts acting as guard and henchman.
