used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I am living a life of contrasts: one week I spent with a rare friend who has many good books and admires me for the thing for which all others condemn me.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading _Marie's Attempt_ While Marie was trying to find some trace of Terry, the latter was wandering about the country.
admiresverbUS /ædˈmaɪrz/
third-person singular of “admire” — feel admiration for
From this reading I am living a life of contrasts: one week I spent with a rare friend who has many good books and admires me for the thing for which all others condemn me.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading I am living a life of contrasts: one week I spent with a rare friend who has many good books and admires me for the thing for which all others condemn me.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am living a life of contrasts: one week I spent with a rare friend who has many good books and admires me for the thing for which all others condemn me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My existence now is so responsive and irresponsible that it comes very close to my heart.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading _Marie's Attempt_ While Marie was trying to find some trace of Terry, the latter was wandering about the country.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
for the reason that
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I have been tramping about the country," he wrote me, "living most of the time in the parks.
past form of “betray” — reveal unintentionally
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading I am living a life of contrasts: one week I spent with a rare friend who has many good books and admires me for the thing for which all others condemn me.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading My existence now is so responsive and irresponsible that it comes very close to my heart.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading My existence now is so responsive and irresponsible that it comes very close to my heart.
condemnverbUS /kənˈdem/
express strong disapproval of
From this reading I am living a life of contrasts: one week I spent with a rare friend who has many good books and admires me for the thing for which all others condemn me.
consecutiveadjectiveUS /kənˈsɛk.jə.tɪv/
Following continuously in unbroken sequence.
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
contrastsnounUS /ˈkɑːntræsts/
plural of “contrast” — the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading I am living a life of contrasts: one week I spent with a rare friend who has many good books and admires me for the thing for which all others condemn me.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading _Marie's Attempt_ While Marie was trying to find some trace of Terry, the latter was wandering about the country.
crowdsnounUS /kraʊdz/
plural of “crowd” — a large number of things or people considered together
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
one or the other of two
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading My existence now is so responsive and irresponsible that it comes very close to my heart.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading _Marie's Attempt_ While Marie was trying to find some trace of Terry, the latter was wandering about the country.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am living a life of contrasts: one week I spent with a rare friend who has many good books and admires me for the thing for which all others condemn me.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I am living a life of contrasts: one week I spent with a rare friend who has many good books and admires me for the thing for which all others condemn me.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I am living a life of contrasts: one week I spent with a rare friend who has many good books and admires me for the thing for which all others condemn me.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am living a life of contrasts: one week I spent with a rare friend who has many good books and admires me for the thing for which all others condemn me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "I have been tramping about the country," he wrote me, "living most of the time in the parks.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I have been tramping about the country," he wrote me, "living most of the time in the parks.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading My existence now is so responsive and irresponsible that it comes very close to my heart.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I have been tramping about the country," he wrote me, "living most of the time in the parks.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I have been tramping about the country," he wrote me, "living most of the time in the parks.
irresponsibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪrəˈspɑːnsəbəl/
showing lack of care for consequences
From this reading My existence now is so responsive and irresponsible that it comes very close to my heart.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My existence now is so responsive and irresponsible that it comes very close to my heart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
referring to the second of two things or persons mentioned (or the last one or ones of several)
From this reading _Marie's Attempt_ While Marie was trying to find some trace of Terry, the latter was wandering about the country.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading "I have been tramping about the country," he wrote me, "living most of the time in the parks.
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 am living a life of contrasts: one week I spent with a rare friend who has many good books and admires me for the thing for which all others condemn me.
Marie
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From this reading _Marie's Attempt_ While Marie was trying to find some trace of Terry, the latter was wandering about the country.
Marie's
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From this reading _Marie's Attempt_ While Marie was trying to find some trace of Terry, the latter was wandering about the country.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "I have been tramping about the country," he wrote me, "living most of the time in the parks.
meditationnounUS /ˌmedəˈteɪʃən/
continuous and profound contemplation or musing on a subject or series of subjects of a deep or abstruse nature
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
used to form the superlative
From this reading "I have been tramping about the country," he wrote me, "living most of the time in the parks.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My existence now is so responsive and irresponsible that it comes very close to my heart.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading My existence now is so responsive and irresponsible that it comes very close to my heart.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Marie's Attempt_ While Marie was trying to find some trace of Terry, the latter was wandering about the country.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I am living a life of contrasts: one week I spent with a rare friend who has many good books and admires me for the thing for which all others condemn me.
others
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From this reading I am living a life of contrasts: one week I spent with a rare friend who has many good books and admires me for the thing for which all others condemn me.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
parksnounUS /pɑːrks/
United States civil rights leader who refused to give up her seat on a bus to a white man in Montgomery (Alabama) and so triggered the national Civil Rights movement (born in 1913)
From this reading "I have been tramping about the country," he wrote me, "living most of the time in the parks.
not widely known; especially valued for its uncommonness
From this reading I am living a life of contrasts: one week I spent with a rare friend who has many good books and admires me for the thing for which all others condemn me.
responsiveadjectiveUS /rɪˈspɑːnsɪv/
containing or using responses; alternating
From this reading My existence now is so responsive and irresponsible that it comes very close to my heart.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My existence now is so responsive and irresponsible that it comes very close to my heart.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _Marie's Attempt_ While Marie was trying to find some trace of Terry, the latter was wandering about the country.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading I am living a life of contrasts: one week I spent with a rare friend who has many good books and admires me for the thing for which all others condemn me.
TerrynounUS /ˈteri/
English actress (1847-1928)
From this reading _Marie's Attempt_ While Marie was trying to find some trace of Terry, the latter was wandering about the country.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading My existence now is so responsive and irresponsible that it comes very close to my heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Marie's Attempt_ While Marie was trying to find some trace of Terry, the latter was wandering about the country.
a special situation
From this reading I am living a life of contrasts: one week I spent with a rare friend who has many good books and admires me for the thing for which all others condemn me.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "I have been tramping about the country," he wrote me, "living most of the time in the parks.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Marie's Attempt_ While Marie was trying to find some trace of Terry, the latter was wandering about the country.
a just detectable amount
From this reading _Marie's Attempt_ While Marie was trying to find some trace of Terry, the latter was wandering about the country.
trampingverbUS /ˈtræmpɪŋ/
-ing form of “tramp” — travel on foot, especially on a walking expedition
From this reading "I have been tramping about the country," he wrote me, "living most of the time in the parks.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
hard to endure
From this reading _Marie's Attempt_ While Marie was trying to find some trace of Terry, the latter was wandering about the country.
uneasinessnounUS /ˌʌˈniːzinəs/
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
precisely as stated
From this reading My existence now is so responsive and irresponsible that it comes very close to my heart.
migratory
From this reading _Marie's Attempt_ While Marie was trying to find some trace of Terry, the latter was wandering about the country.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Marie's Attempt_ While Marie was trying to find some trace of Terry, the latter was wandering about the country.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I am living a life of contrasts: one week I spent with a rare friend who has many good books and admires me for the thing for which all others condemn me.
in or at the place that
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I am living a life of contrasts: one week I spent with a rare friend who has many good books and admires me for the thing for which all others condemn me.
WhileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading _Marie's Attempt_ While Marie was trying to find some trace of Terry, the latter was wandering about the country.
which person or people
From this reading I am living a life of contrasts: one week I spent with a rare friend who has many good books and admires me for the thing for which all others condemn me.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I am living a life of contrasts: one week I spent with a rare friend who has many good books and admires me for the thing for which all others condemn me.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading "I have been tramping about the country," he wrote me, "living most of the time in the parks.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading This life, where you 'travel by hand,' crowds out consecutive meditation, but I like it because I can go away at the first shadow of uneasiness betrayed on either side.
