affectverbUS /əˈfekt/
have an effect upon
From this reading This criticism was not intentional; it was the instinctive judgment that children pass upon everything, object or person, likely to affect themselves.
(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 Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
announcementnounUS /əˈnaʊnsmənt/
a formal public statement
From this reading The announcement of Henry Rogers's coming was received--variously, for any new arrival into the Den circle was subjected to rigorous criticism.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The announcement of Henry Rogers's coming was received--variously, for any new arrival into the Den circle was subjected to rigorous criticism.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading The announcement of Henry Rogers's coming was received--variously, for any new arrival into the Den circle was subjected to rigorous criticism.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading And there is no severer bar of judgment in the world.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading This criticism was not intentional; it was the instinctive judgment that children pass upon everything, object or person, likely to affect themselves.
ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading The announcement of Henry Rogers's coming was received--variously, for any new arrival into the Den circle was subjected to rigorous criticism.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading The announcement of Henry Rogers's coming was received--variously, for any new arrival into the Den circle was subjected to rigorous criticism.
criticismnounUS /ˈkrɪtɪsɪzəm/
disapproval expressed by pointing out faults or shortcomings
From this reading The announcement of Henry Rogers's coming was received--variously, for any new arrival into the Den circle was subjected to rigorous criticism.
separate with or as if with an instrument
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
DennounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading The announcement of Henry Rogers's coming was received--variously, for any new arrival into the Den circle was subjected to rigorous criticism.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading This criticism was not intentional; it was the instinctive judgment that children pass upon everything, object or person, likely to affect themselves.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The announcement of Henry Rogers's coming was received--variously, for any new arrival into the Den circle was subjected to rigorous criticism.
garishadjectiveUS /ˈɡerɪʃ/
tastelessly showy
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading The announcement of Henry Rogers's coming was received--variously, for any new arrival into the Den circle was subjected to rigorous criticism.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
instinctiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈstɪŋktɪv/
unthinking; prompted by (or as if by) instinct
From this reading This criticism was not intentional; it was the instinctive judgment that children pass upon everything, object or person, likely to affect themselves.
intentionaladjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtenʃənəl/
characterized by conscious design or purpose
From this reading This criticism was not intentional; it was the instinctive judgment that children pass upon everything, object or person, likely to affect themselves.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The announcement of Henry Rogers's coming was received--variously, for any new arrival into the Den circle was subjected to rigorous criticism.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And there is no severer bar of judgment in the world.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This criticism was not intentional; it was the instinctive judgment that children pass upon everything, object or person, likely to affect themselves.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading This criticism was not intentional; it was the instinctive judgment that children pass upon everything, object or person, likely to affect themselves.
Juliet
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From this reading Romeo and Juliet.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading This criticism was not intentional; it was the instinctive judgment that children pass upon everything, object or person, likely to affect themselves.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
engage in
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The announcement of Henry Rogers's coming was received--variously, for any new arrival into the Den circle was subjected to rigorous criticism.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
not any; not one
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This criticism was not intentional; it was the instinctive judgment that children pass upon everything, object or person, likely to affect themselves.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading This criticism was not intentional; it was the instinctive judgment that children pass upon everything, object or person, likely to affect themselves.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading This criticism was not intentional; it was the instinctive judgment that children pass upon everything, object or person, likely to affect themselves.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
go across or through
From this reading This criticism was not intentional; it was the instinctive judgment that children pass upon everything, object or person, likely to affect themselves.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
a human being
From this reading This criticism was not intentional; it was the instinctive judgment that children pass upon everything, object or person, likely to affect themselves.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The announcement of Henry Rogers's coming was received--variously, for any new arrival into the Den circle was subjected to rigorous criticism.
rigorousadjectiveUS /ˈrɪɡərəs/
rigidly accurate; allowing no deviation from a standard
From this reading The announcement of Henry Rogers's coming was received--variously, for any new arrival into the Den circle was subjected to rigorous criticism.
Rogers'snounUS /ˈrɑːdʒərzɪz/
possessive form of “rogers” — United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading The announcement of Henry Rogers's coming was received--variously, for any new arrival into the Den circle was subjected to rigorous criticism.
RomeonounUS /ˈroʊmioʊ/
an ardent male lover
From this reading Romeo and Juliet.
severeradjectiveUS /ˈsevɪrər/
comparative of “severe” — intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading And there is no severer bar of judgment in the world.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
subjectedverbUS /səbˈdʒektɪd/
past form of “subject” — cause to experience or suffer or make liable or vulnerable to
From this reading The announcement of Henry Rogers's coming was received--variously, for any new arrival into the Den circle was subjected to rigorous criticism.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
carry out
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
used when the people doing the action are also its object
From this reading This criticism was not intentional; it was the instinctive judgment that children pass upon everything, object or person, likely to affect themselves.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And there is no severer bar of judgment in the world.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This criticism was not intentional; it was the instinctive judgment that children pass upon everything, object or person, likely to affect themselves.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading This criticism was not intentional; it was the instinctive judgment that children pass upon everything, object or person, likely to affect themselves.
variouslyadverbUS /ˈveriəsli/
in diverse ways
From this reading The announcement of Henry Rogers's coming was received--variously, for any new arrival into the Den circle was subjected to rigorous criticism.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The announcement of Henry Rogers's coming was received--variously, for any new arrival into the Den circle was subjected to rigorous criticism.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
in the company of; together with
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
love unquestioningly and uncritically or to excess; venerate as an idol
From this reading Take him and cut him out in little stars, And he will make the face of heaven so fine That all the world will be in love with night And pay no worship to the garish sun!
