used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
the state of being absent
From this reading "How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So Lady Chetwoode goes down to The Cottage in her carriage, and insists upon carrying Cecilia back with her,--to which, after a slight demur, Cecilia gladly assents.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So Lady Chetwoode goes down to The Cottage in her carriage, and insists upon carrying Cecilia back with her,--to which, after a slight demur, Cecilia gladly assents.
assents
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From this reading So Lady Chetwoode goes down to The Cottage in her carriage, and insists upon carrying Cecilia back with her,--to which, after a slight demur, Cecilia gladly assents.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading So Lady Chetwoode goes down to The Cottage in her carriage, and insists upon carrying Cecilia back with her,--to which, after a slight demur, Cecilia gladly assents.
barenessnoun
a bleak and desolate atmosphere
From this reading What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen, What old December's bareness everywhere!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "But how to get Cyril," says practical Lilian, who is with them.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading So Lady Chetwoode goes down to The Cottage in her carriage, and insists upon carrying Cecilia back with her,--to which, after a slight demur, Cecilia gladly assents.
-ing form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading So Lady Chetwoode goes down to The Cottage in her carriage, and insists upon carrying Cecilia back with her,--to which, after a slight demur, Cecilia gladly assents.
Cecilia
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From this reading So Lady Chetwoode goes down to The Cottage in her carriage, and insists upon carrying Cecilia back with her,--to which, after a slight demur, Cecilia gladly assents.
Chetwoode
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From this reading So Lady Chetwoode goes down to The Cottage in her carriage, and insists upon carrying Cecilia back with her,--to which, after a slight demur, Cecilia gladly assents.
a small house with a single story
From this reading So Lady Chetwoode goes down to The Cottage in her carriage, and insists upon carrying Cecilia back with her,--to which, after a slight demur, Cecilia gladly assents.
CyrilnounUS /ˈsɪrəl/
Greek missionary; the invention of the Cyrillic alphabet is attributed to him (826-869)
From this reading "But how to get Cyril," says practical Lilian, who is with them.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen, What old December's bareness everywhere!"
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen, What old December's bareness everywhere!"
December'snounUS /dɪˈsembərz/
possessive form of “december” — the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen, What old December's bareness everywhere!"
demurverbUS /dɪˈmɜːr/
take exception to
From this reading So Lady Chetwoode goes down to The Cottage in her carriage, and insists upon carrying Cecilia back with her,--to which, after a slight demur, Cecilia gladly assents.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading So Lady Chetwoode goes down to The Cottage in her carriage, and insists upon carrying Cecilia back with her,--to which, after a slight demur, Cecilia gladly assents.
to or in any or all places
From this reading What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen, What old December's bareness everywhere!"
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen, What old December's bareness everywhere!"
fleetingadjectiveUS /ˈfliːtɪŋ/
lasting for a markedly brief time
From this reading "How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
freezings
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From this reading What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen, What old December's bareness everywhere!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading "But how to get Cyril," says practical Lilian, who is with them.
gladlyadverbUS /ˈɡlædli/
in a willing manner
From this reading So Lady Chetwoode goes down to The Cottage in her carriage, and insists upon carrying Cecilia back with her,--to which, after a slight demur, Cecilia gladly assents.
plural of “go” — a time period for working (after which you will be relieved by someone else)
From this reading So Lady Chetwoode goes down to The Cottage in her carriage, and insists upon carrying Cecilia back with her,--to which, after a slight demur, Cecilia gladly assents.
hathauxiliary verbUS /hæθ/
an old form of “has”
From this reading "How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen, What old December's bareness everywhere!"
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading So Lady Chetwoode goes down to The Cottage in her carriage, and insists upon carrying Cecilia back with her,--to which, after a slight demur, Cecilia gladly assents.
How
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From this reading "How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen, What old December's bareness everywhere!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So Lady Chetwoode goes down to The Cottage in her carriage, and insists upon carrying Cecilia back with her,--to which, after a slight demur, Cecilia gladly assents.
insistsverbUS /ˌɪnˈsɪsts/
third-person singular of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading So Lady Chetwoode goes down to The Cottage in her carriage, and insists upon carrying Cecilia back with her,--to which, after a slight demur, Cecilia gladly assents.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "But how to get Cyril," says practical Lilian, who is with them.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading So Lady Chetwoode goes down to The Cottage in her carriage, and insists upon carrying Cecilia back with her,--to which, after a slight demur, Cecilia gladly assents.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
Lilian
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From this reading "But how to get Cyril," says practical Lilian, who is with them.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen, What old December's bareness everywhere!"
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading "How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
concerned with actual use or practice
From this reading "But how to get Cyril," says practical Lilian, who is with them.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading "But how to get Cyril," says practical Lilian, who is with them.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen, What old December's bareness everywhere!"
SHAKESPEAREnounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading --SHAKESPEARE.
a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval)
From this reading So Lady Chetwoode goes down to The Cottage in her carriage, and insists upon carrying Cecilia back with her,--to which, after a slight demur, Cecilia gladly assents.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So Lady Chetwoode goes down to The Cottage in her carriage, and insists upon carrying Cecilia back with her,--to which, after a slight demur, Cecilia gladly assents.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
an old word for “you”, as the object, speaking to one person
From this reading "How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "But how to get Cyril," says practical Lilian, who is with them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So Lady Chetwoode goes down to The Cottage in her carriage, and insists upon carrying Cecilia back with her,--to which, after a slight demur, Cecilia gladly assents.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So Lady Chetwoode goes down to The Cottage in her carriage, and insists upon carrying Cecilia back with her,--to which, after a slight demur, Cecilia gladly assents.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What freezings have I felt, what dark days seen, What old December's bareness everywhere!"
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So Lady Chetwoode goes down to The Cottage in her carriage, and insists upon carrying Cecilia back with her,--to which, after a slight demur, Cecilia gladly assents.
which person or people
From this reading "But how to get Cyril," says practical Lilian, who is with them.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading "How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
in the company of; together with
From this reading So Lady Chetwoode goes down to The Cottage in her carriage, and insists upon carrying Cecilia back with her,--to which, after a slight demur, Cecilia gladly assents.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "How like a winter hath my absence been From thee, the pleasure of the fleeting year!
