used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHEN Calvert rejoined his friend, he was full of the adventure of the morning--such a glorious discovery as he had made.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading WHEN Calvert rejoined his friend, he was full of the adventure of the morning--such a glorious discovery as he had made.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading What a wonderful old woman, and what charming girls!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WHEN Calvert rejoined his friend, he was full of the adventure of the morning--such a glorious discovery as he had made.
backgroundnounUS /ˈbækɡraʊnd/
a person's social heritage: previous experience or training
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading “She was what you Cockneys call ‘sarcy,’ Loyd; but the sick girl was positively enchanting; so pretty, so gentle, and so confiding withal.
By-the-way
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From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading “She was what you Cockneys call ‘sarcy,’ Loyd; but the sick girl was positively enchanting; so pretty, so gentle, and so confiding withal.
Calvert
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From this reading WHEN Calvert rejoined his friend, he was full of the adventure of the morning--such a glorious discovery as he had made.
camelsnounUS /ˈkæməlz/
plural of “camel” — cud-chewing mammal used as a draft or saddle animal in desert regions
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
pleasing or delighting
From this reading What a wonderful old woman, and what charming girls!
Cockneys
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From this reading “She was what you Cockneys call ‘sarcy,’ Loyd; but the sick girl was positively enchanting; so pretty, so gentle, and so confiding withal.
confidingadjectiveUS /kənˈfaɪdɪŋ/
willing to entrust personal matters
From this reading “She was what you Cockneys call ‘sarcy,’ Loyd; but the sick girl was positively enchanting; so pretty, so gentle, and so confiding withal.
contemptuousadjectiveUS /kənˈtemptʃuːəs/
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading Milly, however, he owned, rather inclined to the contemptuous.
the act of discovering something
From this reading WHEN Calvert rejoined his friend, he was full of the adventure of the morning--such a glorious discovery as he had made.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
enchantingadjectiveUS /enˈtʃæntɪŋ/
capturing interest as if by a spell
From this reading “She was what you Cockneys call ‘sarcy,’ Loyd; but the sick girl was positively enchanting; so pretty, so gentle, and so confiding withal.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
forenounUS /fɔːr/
front part of a vessel or aircraft
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading WHEN Calvert rejoined his friend, he was full of the adventure of the morning--such a glorious discovery as he had made.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading WHEN Calvert rejoined his friend, he was full of the adventure of the morning--such a glorious discovery as he had made.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading “She was what you Cockneys call ‘sarcy,’ Loyd; but the sick girl was positively enchanting; so pretty, so gentle, and so confiding withal.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
a young female
From this reading “She was what you Cockneys call ‘sarcy,’ Loyd; but the sick girl was positively enchanting; so pretty, so gentle, and so confiding withal.
plural of “girl” — a young female
From this reading What a wonderful old woman, and what charming girls!
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading WHEN Calvert rejoined his friend, he was full of the adventure of the morning--such a glorious discovery as he had made.
any number of entities (members) considered as a unit
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHEN Calvert rejoined his friend, he was full of the adventure of the morning--such a glorious discovery as he had made.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHEN Calvert rejoined his friend, he was full of the adventure of the morning--such a glorious discovery as he had made.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHEN Calvert rejoined his friend, he was full of the adventure of the morning--such a glorious discovery as he had made.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Milly, however, he owned, rather inclined to the contemptuous.
I'll
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From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
illustrationsnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading Milly, however, he owned, rather inclined to the contemptuous.
journalnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
Loyd
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From this reading “She was what you Cockneys call ‘sarcy,’ Loyd; but the sick girl was positively enchanting; so pretty, so gentle, and so confiding withal.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading WHEN Calvert rejoined his friend, he was full of the adventure of the morning--such a glorious discovery as he had made.
engage in
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
Milly
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From this reading Milly, however, he owned, rather inclined to the contemptuous.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading WHEN Calvert rejoined his friend, he was full of the adventure of the morning--such a glorious discovery as he had made.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
NilenounUS /naɪl/
the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHEN Calvert rejoined his friend, he was full of the adventure of the morning--such a glorious discovery as he had made.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading What a wonderful old woman, and what charming girls!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
ownedadjectiveUS /oʊnd/
having an owner; often used in combination
From this reading Milly, however, he owned, rather inclined to the contemptuous.
palm-tree
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From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
positivelyadverbUS /ˈpɑːzətɪvli/
extremely
From this reading “She was what you Cockneys call ‘sarcy,’ Loyd; but the sick girl was positively enchanting; so pretty, so gentle, and so confiding withal.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading “She was what you Cockneys call ‘sarcy,’ Loyd; but the sick girl was positively enchanting; so pretty, so gentle, and so confiding withal.
pyramidverbUS /ˈpɪrəmɪd/
enlarge one's holdings on an exchange on a continued rise by using paper profits as margin to buy additional amounts
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
on the contrary
From this reading Milly, however, he owned, rather inclined to the contemptuous.
past form of “rejoin” — join again
From this reading WHEN Calvert rejoined his friend, he was full of the adventure of the morning--such a glorious discovery as he had made.
sarcy
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From this reading “She was what you Cockneys call ‘sarcy,’ Loyd; but the sick girl was positively enchanting; so pretty, so gentle, and so confiding withal.
scenerynounUS /ˈsiːnəri/
the painted structures of a stage set that are intended to suggest a particular locale
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “She was what you Cockneys call ‘sarcy,’ Loyd; but the sick girl was positively enchanting; so pretty, so gentle, and so confiding withal.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading “She was what you Cockneys call ‘sarcy,’ Loyd; but the sick girl was positively enchanting; so pretty, so gentle, and so confiding withal.
sketchesnounUS /ˈsketʃəz/
plural of “sketch” — preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading “She was what you Cockneys call ‘sarcy,’ Loyd; but the sick girl was positively enchanting; so pretty, so gentle, and so confiding withal.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading WHEN Calvert rejoined his friend, he was full of the adventure of the morning--such a glorious discovery as he had made.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHEN Calvert rejoined his friend, he was full of the adventure of the morning--such a glorious discovery as he had made.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Milly, however, he owned, rather inclined to the contemptuous.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHEN Calvert rejoined his friend, he was full of the adventure of the morning--such a glorious discovery as he had made.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What a wonderful old woman, and what charming girls!
at the time that
From this reading WHEN Calvert rejoined his friend, he was full of the adventure of the morning--such a glorious discovery as he had made.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
in the company of; together with
From this reading By-the-way, you must make me three or four sketches of Nile scenery--a dull flat, with a palm-tree, group of camels in the fore, and a pyramid in the background; and I’ll get up the journal part, while you are doing the illustrations.
withaladverb
despite anything to the contrary (usually preceding a concession)
From this reading “She was what you Cockneys call ‘sarcy,’ Loyd; but the sick girl was positively enchanting; so pretty, so gentle, and so confiding withal.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading What a wonderful old woman, and what charming girls!
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading What a wonderful old woman, and what charming girls!
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “She was what you Cockneys call ‘sarcy,’ Loyd; but the sick girl was positively enchanting; so pretty, so gentle, and so confiding withal.
