1929
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BY R. AUSTIN FREEMAN _Author of_ The Red Thumb Mark, The Eye of Osiris, _etc._ Published in U.S.A., 1929 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
aboundsverbUS /əˈbaʊndz/
third-person singular of “abound” — be abundant or plentiful; exist in large quantities
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
amazingadjectiveUS /əˈmeɪzɪŋ/
surprising greatly
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading BY R. AUSTIN FREEMAN _Author of_ The Red Thumb Mark, The Eye of Osiris, _etc._ Published in U.S.A., 1929 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
apologeticadjectiveUS /əˌpɑːləˈdʒetɪk/
offering or expressing apology
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
the event of one object coming closer to another
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
a distinct feature or element in a problem
From this reading But, despite the rather unfavourable aspect of the weather, I turned my steps away from the town, and walking briskly up the Highgate Road, presently turned into Millfield Lane.
astoundingadjectiveUS /əˈstaʊndɪŋ/
bewildering or striking dumb with wonder
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was past eleven o’clock when I let myself out of my lodgings at Gospel Oak; a dark night, cloudy and warm and rather inclined to rain.
AUSTINnounUS /ˈɔːstən/
state capital of Texas on the Colorado River; site of the University of Texas
From this reading BY R. AUSTIN FREEMAN _Author of_ The Red Thumb Mark, The Eye of Osiris, _etc._ Published in U.S.A., 1929 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading BY R. AUSTIN FREEMAN _Author of_ The Red Thumb Mark, The Eye of Osiris, _etc._ Published in U.S.A., 1929 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading But, despite the rather unfavourable aspect of the weather, I turned my steps away from the town, and walking briskly up the Highgate Road, presently turned into Millfield Lane.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
befellverbUS /bɪˈfel/
inflected form of “befall” — become of; happen to
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
brisklyadverbUS /ˈbrɪskli/
in a brisk manner
From this reading But, despite the rather unfavourable aspect of the weather, I turned my steps away from the town, and walking briskly up the Highgate Road, presently turned into Millfield Lane.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY R. AUSTIN FREEMAN _Author of_ The Red Thumb Mark, The Eye of Osiris, _etc._ Published in U.S.A., 1929 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
cloudyadjectiveUS /ˈklaʊdi/
lacking definite form or limits
From this reading It was past eleven o’clock when I let myself out of my lodgings at Gospel Oak; a dark night, cloudy and warm and rather inclined to rain.
an institution created to conduct business
From this reading BY R. AUSTIN FREEMAN _Author of_ The Red Thumb Mark, The Eye of Osiris, _etc._ Published in U.S.A., 1929 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
contendsverbUS /kənˈtendz/
third-person singular of “contend” — maintain or assert
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading It was past eleven o’clock when I let myself out of my lodgings at Gospel Oak; a dark night, cloudy and warm and rather inclined to rain.
although something is true; in spite of
From this reading But, despite the rather unfavourable aspect of the weather, I turned my steps away from the town, and walking briskly up the Highgate Road, presently turned into Millfield Lane.
DODD
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From this reading BY R. AUSTIN FREEMAN _Author of_ The Red Thumb Mark, The Eye of Osiris, _etc._ Published in U.S.A., 1929 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
being one more than ten
From this reading It was past eleven o’clock when I let myself out of my lodgings at Gospel Oak; a dark night, cloudy and warm and rather inclined to rain.
embarkingverbUS /emˈbɑːrkɪŋ/
-ing form of “embark” — go on board
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
etc
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undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
the organ of sight
From this reading BY R. AUSTIN FREEMAN _Author of_ The Red Thumb Mark, The Eye of Osiris, _etc._ Published in U.S.A., 1929 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
fraughtadjectiveUS /frɔːt/
marked by distress
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
FREEMANnounUS /ˈfriːmən/
a person who is not a serf or a slave
From this reading BY R. AUSTIN FREEMAN _Author of_ The Red Thumb Mark, The Eye of Osiris, _etc._ Published in U.S.A., 1929 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But, despite the rather unfavourable aspect of the weather, I turned my steps away from the town, and walking briskly up the Highgate Road, presently turned into Millfield Lane.
GospelnounUS /ˈɡɑːspəl/
the four books in the New Testament (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) that tell the story of Christ's life and teachings
From this reading It was past eleven o’clock when I let myself out of my lodgings at Gospel Oak; a dark night, cloudy and warm and rather inclined to rain.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
Highgate
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From this reading But, despite the rather unfavourable aspect of the weather, I turned my steps away from the town, and walking briskly up the Highgate Road, presently turned into Millfield Lane.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading BY R. AUSTIN FREEMAN _Author of_ The Red Thumb Mark, The Eye of Osiris, _etc._ Published in U.S.A., 1929 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
IncnounUS /ɪŋk/
a heterogeneous collection of groups united in their opposition to Saddam Hussein's government of Iraq; formed in 1992 it is comprised of Sunni and Shiite Arabs and Kurds who hope to build a new government
From this reading BY R. AUSTIN FREEMAN _Author of_ The Red Thumb Mark, The Eye of Osiris, _etc._ Published in U.S.A., 1929 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
incidentsnounUS /ˈɪnsədənts/
plural of “incident” — a single distinct event
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading It was past eleven o’clock when I let myself out of my lodgings at Gospel Oak; a dark night, cloudy and warm and rather inclined to rain.
incredibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkredəbəl/
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But, despite the rather unfavourable aspect of the weather, I turned my steps away from the town, and walking briskly up the Highgate Road, presently turned into Millfield Lane.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was past eleven o’clock when I let myself out of my lodgings at Gospel Oak; a dark night, cloudy and warm and rather inclined to rain.
a narrow way or road
From this reading But, despite the rather unfavourable aspect of the weather, I turned my steps away from the town, and walking briskly up the Highgate Road, presently turned into Millfield Lane.
immediately past
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading It was past eleven o’clock when I let myself out of my lodgings at Gospel Oak; a dark night, cloudy and warm and rather inclined to rain.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
lodgingsnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋz/
temporary living quarters
From this reading It was past eleven o’clock when I let myself out of my lodgings at Gospel Oak; a dark night, cloudy and warm and rather inclined to rain.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
attach a tag or label to
From this reading BY R. AUSTIN FREEMAN _Author of_ The Red Thumb Mark, The Eye of Osiris, _etc._ Published in U.S.A., 1929 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
MEADnounUS /miːd/
United States anthropologist noted for her claims about adolescence and sexual behavior in Polynesian cultures (1901-1978)
From this reading BY R. AUSTIN FREEMAN _Author of_ The Red Thumb Mark, The Eye of Osiris, _etc._ Published in U.S.A., 1929 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
Millfield
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From this reading But, despite the rather unfavourable aspect of the weather, I turned my steps away from the town, and walking briskly up the Highgate Road, presently turned into Millfield Lane.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was past eleven o’clock when I let myself out of my lodgings at Gospel Oak; a dark night, cloudy and warm and rather inclined to rain.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
not one, and not any
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading It was past eleven o’clock when I let myself out of my lodgings at Gospel Oak; a dark night, cloudy and warm and rather inclined to rain.
the hard durable wood of any oak; used especially for furniture and flooring
From this reading It was past eleven o’clock when I let myself out of my lodgings at Gospel Oak; a dark night, cloudy and warm and rather inclined to rain.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading BY R. AUSTIN FREEMAN _Author of_ The Red Thumb Mark, The Eye of Osiris, _etc._ Published in U.S.A., 1929 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
Osirisnoun
Egyptian god of the underworld and judge of the dead; husband and brother of Isis; father of Horus
From this reading BY R. AUSTIN FREEMAN _Author of_ The Red Thumb Mark, The Eye of Osiris, _etc._ Published in U.S.A., 1929 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading It was past eleven o’clock when I let myself out of my lodgings at Gospel Oak; a dark night, cloudy and warm and rather inclined to rain.
in the near future
From this reading But, despite the rather unfavourable aspect of the weather, I turned my steps away from the town, and walking briskly up the Highgate Road, presently turned into Millfield Lane.
prepared and printed for distribution and sale
From this reading BY R. AUSTIN FREEMAN _Author of_ The Red Thumb Mark, The Eye of Osiris, _etc._ Published in U.S.A., 1929 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading BY R. AUSTIN FREEMAN _Author of_ The Red Thumb Mark, The Eye of Osiris, _etc._ Published in U.S.A., 1929 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading It was past eleven o’clock when I let myself out of my lodgings at Gospel Oak; a dark night, cloudy and warm and rather inclined to rain.
on the contrary
From this reading It was past eleven o’clock when I let myself out of my lodgings at Gospel Oak; a dark night, cloudy and warm and rather inclined to rain.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
recollectionsnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃənz/
plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading BY R. AUSTIN FREEMAN _Author of_ The Red Thumb Mark, The Eye of Osiris, _etc._ Published in U.S.A., 1929 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading But, despite the rather unfavourable aspect of the weather, I turned my steps away from the town, and walking briskly up the Highgate Road, presently turned into Millfield Lane.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading BY R. AUSTIN FREEMAN _Author of_ The Red Thumb Mark, The Eye of Osiris, _etc._ Published in U.S.A., 1929 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
scepticismnoun
the disbelief in any claims of ultimate knowledge
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
sequencenounUS /ˈsiːkwəns/
serial arrangement in which things follow in logical order or a recurrent pattern
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
a flight of stairs or a flight of steps
From this reading But, despite the rather unfavourable aspect of the weather, I turned my steps away from the town, and walking briskly up the Highgate Road, presently turned into Millfield Lane.
studentshipnoun
the position of student
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading BY R. AUSTIN FREEMAN _Author of_ The Red Thumb Mark, The Eye of Osiris, _etc._ Published in U.S.A., 1929 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
ThumbnounUS /θʌm/
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading BY R. AUSTIN FREEMAN _Author of_ The Red Thumb Mark, The Eye of Osiris, _etc._ Published in U.S.A., 1929 By DODD, MEAD AND COMPANY, Inc.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading But, despite the rather unfavourable aspect of the weather, I turned my steps away from the town, and walking briskly up the Highgate Road, presently turned into Millfield Lane.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading But, despite the rather unfavourable aspect of the weather, I turned my steps away from the town, and walking briskly up the Highgate Road, presently turned into Millfield Lane.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
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unfavourableadjective
not encouraging or approving or pleasing
From this reading But, despite the rather unfavourable aspect of the weather, I turned my steps away from the town, and walking briskly up the Highgate Road, presently turned into Millfield Lane.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But, despite the rather unfavourable aspect of the weather, I turned my steps away from the town, and walking briskly up the Highgate Road, presently turned into Millfield Lane.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
usheredverbUS /ˈʌʃərd/
past form of “usher” — take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
vividadjectiveUS /ˈvɪvəd/
evoking lifelike images within the mind
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
close enough to be walked to
From this reading But, despite the rather unfavourable aspect of the weather, I turned my steps away from the town, and walking briskly up the Highgate Road, presently turned into Millfield Lane.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading It was past eleven o’clock when I let myself out of my lodgings at Gospel Oak; a dark night, cloudy and warm and rather inclined to rain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was past eleven o’clock when I let myself out of my lodgings at Gospel Oak; a dark night, cloudy and warm and rather inclined to rain.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading But, despite the rather unfavourable aspect of the weather, I turned my steps away from the town, and walking briskly up the Highgate Road, presently turned into Millfield Lane.
at the time that
From this reading It was past eleven o’clock when I let myself out of my lodgings at Gospel Oak; a dark night, cloudy and warm and rather inclined to rain.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The history upon which I am now embarking abounds in incidents so amazing that, as I look back on them, a something approaching to scepticism contends with my vivid recollections and makes me feel almost apologetic in laying them before the reader.
workadayadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrkədeɪ/
found in the ordinary course of events
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading Some of them indeed are so out of character with the workaday life in which they happened that they will appear almost incredible; but none is more fraught with mystery than the experience that befell me on a certain September night in the last year of my studentship and ushered in the rest of the astounding sequence.
