used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading He stuck his glass in his eye, stared through it an instant, and dropped it with an air of contemptuous incredulity.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading He stuck his glass in his eye, stared through it an instant, and dropped it with an air of contemptuous incredulity.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
with anger
From this reading "She told me herself," said Irene angrily.
annoyedadjectiveUS /əˈnɔɪd/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading "I suppose that's pretty good authority."
Babba
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From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
behaviournounUS /bɪˈheɪvjər/
the action or reaction of something (as a machine or substance) under specified circumstances
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
comfortingadjectiveUS /ˈkʌmfərtɪŋ/
providing freedom from worry
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
contemptuousadjectiveUS /kənˈtemptʃuːəs/
expressing extreme contempt
From this reading He stuck his glass in his eye, stared through it an instant, and dropped it with an air of contemptuous incredulity.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading He stuck his glass in his eye, stared through it an instant, and dropped it with an air of contemptuous incredulity.
excitingadjectiveUS /ɪkˈsaɪtɪŋ/
creating or arousing excitement
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
accept an excuse for
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
the organ of sight
From this reading He stuck his glass in his eye, stared through it an instant, and dropped it with an air of contemptuous incredulity.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
Flint'snounUS /flɪnts/
possessive form of “flint” — a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading He stuck his glass in his eye, stared through it an instant, and dropped it with an air of contemptuous incredulity.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "I suppose that's pretty good authority."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading "She told me herself," said Irene angrily.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He stuck his glass in his eye, stared through it an instant, and dropped it with an air of contemptuous incredulity.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I suppose that's pretty good authority."
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
of the present time and place
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
incredulitynounUS /ˌɪnkrəˈduːlɪti/
doubt about the truth of something
From this reading He stuck his glass in his eye, stared through it an instant, and dropped it with an air of contemptuous incredulity.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading He stuck his glass in his eye, stared through it an instant, and dropped it with an air of contemptuous incredulity.
arousing or holding the attention
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
Irene
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From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
irritationnounUS /ˌɪrɪˈteɪʃən/
the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
and nothing more
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
Kilnorton
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From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
LICENCEnounUS /ˈlaɪsəns/
excessive freedom; lack of due restraint
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "She told me herself," said Irene angrily.
used to form the superlative
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
information about recent and important events
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
many times at short intervals
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
and nothing more
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
openlyadverbUS /ˈoʊpənli/
in an open way
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
outrageousadjectiveUS /aʊˈtreɪdʒəs/
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
pardonableadjective
admitting of being pardoned
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "I suppose that's pretty good authority."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "She told me herself," said Irene angrily.
scoutnounUS /skaʊt/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading If only he could have believed it, he always annoyed her; but it was outrageous beyond the common to come on her "At Home" day, and openly scout her most interesting, most exciting, most comforting piece of news.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading He stuck his glass in his eye, stared through it an instant, and dropped it with an air of contemptuous incredulity.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
caught or fixed
From this reading He stuck his glass in his eye, stared through it an instant, and dropped it with an air of contemptuous incredulity.
of a quantity that can fulfill a need or requirement but without being abundant
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
express a supposition
From this reading "I suppose that's pretty good authority."
that's
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From this reading "I suppose that's pretty good authority."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading He stuck his glass in his eye, stared through it an instant, and dropped it with an air of contemptuous incredulity.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading "She told me herself," said Irene angrily.
Moral excellence and goodness of character; the highest human attainment in Stoic philosophy.
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LICENCE OF VIRTUE Irene Kilnorton was in a state of pardonable irritation; just now she often inclined to irritation, but the immediate cause of this fit and its sufficient excuse lay in Babba Flint's behaviour.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He stuck his glass in his eye, stared through it an instant, and dropped it with an air of contemptuous incredulity.
