1881
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOULVEN, _October_, 1881.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I thought I had said good-bye to this country for many a long day, and coming back to it I am filled with a strange melancholy.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I thought I had said good-bye to this country for many a long day, and coming back to it I am filled with a strange melancholy.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Once more the old Breton lanes, the beech trees and the heather!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My return has been sudden, unexpected, as the returns and the departures of sailors so often are.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My return has been sudden, unexpected, as the returns and the departures of sailors so often are.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Pale Brittany once more in autumn sunshine!
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I thought I had said good-bye to this country for many a long day, and coming back to it I am filled with a strange melancholy.
beechnounUS /biːtʃ/
any of several large deciduous trees with rounded spreading crowns and smooth grey bark and small sweet edible triangular nuts enclosed in burs; north temperate regions
From this reading Once more the old Breton lanes, the beech trees and the heather!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My return has been sudden, unexpected, as the returns and the departures of sailors so often are.
BretonnounUS /ˈbretən/
a native or inhabitant of Brittany (especially one who speaks the Breton language)
From this reading Once more the old Breton lanes, the beech trees and the heather!
BrittanynounUS /ˈbrɪtəni/
a former province of northwestern France on a peninsula between the English Channel and the Bay of Biscay
From this reading Pale Brittany once more in autumn sunshine!
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I thought I had said good-bye to this country for many a long day, and coming back to it I am filled with a strange melancholy.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading I thought I had said good-bye to this country for many a long day, and coming back to it I am filled with a strange melancholy.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I thought I had said good-bye to this country for many a long day, and coming back to it I am filled with a strange melancholy.
departuresnounUS /dɪˈpɑːrtʃərz/
plural of “departure” — the act of departing
From this reading My return has been sudden, unexpected, as the returns and the departures of sailors so often are.
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading I thought I had said good-bye to this country for many a long day, and coming back to it I am filled with a strange melancholy.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I thought I had said good-bye to this country for many a long day, and coming back to it I am filled with a strange melancholy.
good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading I thought I had said good-bye to this country for many a long day, and coming back to it I am filled with a strange melancholy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I thought I had said good-bye to this country for many a long day, and coming back to it I am filled with a strange melancholy.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My return has been sudden, unexpected, as the returns and the departures of sailors so often are.
heathernounUS /ˈheðər/
common Old World heath represented by many varieties; low evergreen grown widely in the northern hemisphere
From this reading Once more the old Breton lanes, the beech trees and the heather!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I thought I had said good-bye to this country for many a long day, and coming back to it I am filled with a strange melancholy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Pale Brittany once more in autumn sunshine!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I thought I had said good-bye to this country for many a long day, and coming back to it I am filled with a strange melancholy.
lanesnounUS /leɪnz/
plural of “lane” — a narrow way or road
From this reading Once more the old Breton lanes, the beech trees and the heather!
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading I thought I had said good-bye to this country for many a long day, and coming back to it I am filled with a strange melancholy.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading I thought I had said good-bye to this country for many a long day, and coming back to it I am filled with a strange melancholy.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading I thought I had said good-bye to this country for many a long day, and coming back to it I am filled with a strange melancholy.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Pale Brittany once more in autumn sunshine!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My return has been sudden, unexpected, as the returns and the departures of sailors so often are.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading TOULVEN, _October_, 1881.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My return has been sudden, unexpected, as the returns and the departures of sailors so often are.
many times at short intervals
From this reading My return has been sudden, unexpected, as the returns and the departures of sailors so often are.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Once more the old Breton lanes, the beech trees and the heather!
on one occasion
From this reading Pale Brittany once more in autumn sunshine!
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading Pale Brittany once more in autumn sunshine!
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading My return has been sudden, unexpected, as the returns and the departures of sailors so often are.
returnsnounUS /rɪˈtɜːrnz/
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading My return has been sudden, unexpected, as the returns and the departures of sailors so often are.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I thought I had said good-bye to this country for many a long day, and coming back to it I am filled with a strange melancholy.
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading My return has been sudden, unexpected, as the returns and the departures of sailors so often are.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My return has been sudden, unexpected, as the returns and the departures of sailors so often are.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading I thought I had said good-bye to this country for many a long day, and coming back to it I am filled with a strange melancholy.
happening without warning or in a short space of time
From this reading My return has been sudden, unexpected, as the returns and the departures of sailors so often are.
the rays of the sun
From this reading Pale Brittany once more in autumn sunshine!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Once more the old Breton lanes, the beech trees and the heather!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I thought I had said good-bye to this country for many a long day, and coming back to it I am filled with a strange melancholy.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I thought I had said good-bye to this country for many a long day, and coming back to it I am filled with a strange melancholy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I thought I had said good-bye to this country for many a long day, and coming back to it I am filled with a strange melancholy.
TOULVEN
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TOULVEN, _October_, 1881.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading Once more the old Breton lanes, the beech trees and the heather!
not expected or anticipated
From this reading My return has been sudden, unexpected, as the returns and the departures of sailors so often are.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I thought I had said good-bye to this country for many a long day, and coming back to it I am filled with a strange melancholy.
