used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It was merely a momentary vexation which Hugh Ritson felt when the course that Paul had taken falsified his prescience.
ain't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ain't sorry the fence is gone, and that's flat!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Drayton made no attempt to conceal his relief when the door closed and the fly drove off.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Drayton made no attempt to conceal his relief when the door closed and the fly drove off.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The thing must be done."
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading Drayton made no attempt to conceal his relief when the door closed and the fly drove off.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading Drayton made no attempt to conceal his relief when the door closed and the fly drove off.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading It was merely a momentary vexation which Hugh Ritson felt when the course that Paul had taken falsified his prescience.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "No matter," he said, "it is only a question of a day, more or less.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading The thing must be done."
a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Drayton made no attempt to conceal his relief when the door closed and the fly drove off.
Drayton
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Drayton made no attempt to conceal his relief when the door closed and the fly drove off.
a group of animals (a herd or flock) moving together
From this reading Drayton made no attempt to conceal his relief when the door closed and the fly drove off.
falsifiedverbUS /ˈfɔːlsəfaɪd/
inflected form of “falsify” — make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story
From this reading It was merely a momentary vexation which Hugh Ritson felt when the course that Paul had taken falsified his prescience.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It was merely a momentary vexation which Hugh Ritson felt when the course that Paul had taken falsified his prescience.
enclose with a fence
From this reading "I ain't sorry the fence is gone, and that's flat!"
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading "I ain't sorry the fence is gone, and that's flat!"
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading Drayton made no attempt to conceal his relief when the door closed and the fly drove off.
destroyed or killed
From this reading "I ain't sorry the fence is gone, and that's flat!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was merely a momentary vexation which Hugh Ritson felt when the course that Paul had taken falsified his prescience.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "No matter," he said, "it is only a question of a day, more or less.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was merely a momentary vexation which Hugh Ritson felt when the course that Paul had taken falsified his prescience.
Hugh
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was merely a momentary vexation which Hugh Ritson felt when the course that Paul had taken falsified his prescience.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I ain't sorry the fence is gone, and that's flat!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "No matter," he said, "it is only a question of a day, more or less.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was merely a momentary vexation which Hugh Ritson felt when the course that Paul had taken falsified his prescience.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading "No matter," he said, "it is only a question of a day, more or less.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Drayton made no attempt to conceal his relief when the door closed and the fly drove off.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading "No matter," he said, "it is only a question of a day, more or less.
and nothing more
From this reading It was merely a momentary vexation which Hugh Ritson felt when the course that Paul had taken falsified his prescience.
momentaryadjectiveUS /ˈmoʊmənteri/
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading It was merely a momentary vexation which Hugh Ritson felt when the course that Paul had taken falsified his prescience.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "No matter," he said, "it is only a question of a day, more or less.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The thing must be done."
not any; not one
From this reading "No matter," he said, "it is only a question of a day, more or less.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "No matter," he said, "it is only a question of a day, more or less.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Drayton made no attempt to conceal his relief when the door closed and the fly drove off.
and nothing more
From this reading "No matter," he said, "it is only a question of a day, more or less.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "No matter," he said, "it is only a question of a day, more or less.
United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading It was merely a momentary vexation which Hugh Ritson felt when the course that Paul had taken falsified his prescience.
presciencenounUS /ˈpriːʃiəns/
the power to foresee the future
From this reading It was merely a momentary vexation which Hugh Ritson felt when the course that Paul had taken falsified his prescience.
challenge the accuracy, probity, or propriety of
From this reading "No matter," he said, "it is only a question of a day, more or less.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading Drayton made no attempt to conceal his relief when the door closed and the fly drove off.
Ritson
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It was merely a momentary vexation which Hugh Ritson felt when the course that Paul had taken falsified his prescience.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "No matter," he said, "it is only a question of a day, more or less.
sorryadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːri/
feeling or expressing regret or sorrow or a sense of loss over something done or undone
From this reading "I ain't sorry the fence is gone, and that's flat!"
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading It was merely a momentary vexation which Hugh Ritson felt when the course that Paul had taken falsified his prescience.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was merely a momentary vexation which Hugh Ritson felt when the course that Paul had taken falsified his prescience.
that's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I ain't sorry the fence is gone, and that's flat!"
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was merely a momentary vexation which Hugh Ritson felt when the course that Paul had taken falsified his prescience.
a special situation
From this reading The thing must be done."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Drayton made no attempt to conceal his relief when the door closed and the fly drove off.
vexationnoun
anger produced by some annoying irritation
From this reading It was merely a momentary vexation which Hugh Ritson felt when the course that Paul had taken falsified his prescience.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was merely a momentary vexation which Hugh Ritson felt when the course that Paul had taken falsified his prescience.
at the time that
From this reading It was merely a momentary vexation which Hugh Ritson felt when the course that Paul had taken falsified his prescience.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was merely a momentary vexation which Hugh Ritson felt when the course that Paul had taken falsified his prescience.
