used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A month of Paris, and then I long for fresh fields and pastures new.
acquiredadjectiveUS /əˈkwaɪərd/
gotten through environmental forces
From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
be able to spare or give up
From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Paris is essentially a holiday town, but I get horribly tired of too long a holiday, and after the newness is worn off one discovers that it is the superficiality of it all that palls.
(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 But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
amusementsnounUS /əˈmjuːzmənts/
plural of “amusement” — a feeling of delight at being entertained
From this reading The people are superficial; their amusements are feathery—even the beauty of it all is “only skin deep.”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A month of Paris, and then I long for fresh fields and pastures new.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The people are superficial; their amusements are feathery—even the beauty of it all is “only skin deep.”
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading The people are superficial; their amusements are feathery—even the beauty of it all is “only skin deep.”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
chronicadjectiveUS /ˈkrɑːnɪk/
being long-lasting and recurrent or characterized by long suffering
From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
clothing in general
From this reading Of course there is nowhere like Paris for clothes or to eat.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Of course there is nowhere like Paris for clothes or to eat.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading The people are superficial; their amusements are feathery—even the beauty of it all is “only skin deep.”
discoversverbUS /dɪˈskʌvərz/
third-person singular of “discover” — discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
From this reading Paris is essentially a holiday town, but I get horribly tired of too long a holiday, and after the newness is worn off one discovers that it is the superficiality of it all that palls.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
take in solid food
From this reading Of course there is nowhere like Paris for clothes or to eat.
essentiallyadverbUS /eˈsenʃəli/
in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature
From this reading Paris is essentially a holiday town, but I get horribly tired of too long a holiday, and after the newness is worn off one discovers that it is the superficiality of it all that palls.
divisible by two
From this reading The people are superficial; their amusements are feathery—even the beauty of it all is “only skin deep.”
featheryadjectiveUS /ˈfeðəri/
resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers
From this reading The people are superficial; their amusements are feathery—even the beauty of it all is “only skin deep.”
United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
From this reading A month of Paris, and then I long for fresh fields and pastures new.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A month of Paris, and then I long for fresh fields and pastures new.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading A month of Paris, and then I long for fresh fields and pastures new.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Paris is essentially a holiday town, but I get horribly tired of too long a holiday, and after the newness is worn off one discovers that it is the superficiality of it all that palls.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading Paris is essentially a holiday town, but I get horribly tired of too long a holiday, and after the newness is worn off one discovers that it is the superficiality of it all that palls.
horriblyadverbUS /ˈhɔːrəbli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading Paris is essentially a holiday town, but I get horribly tired of too long a holiday, and after the newness is worn off one discovers that it is the superficiality of it all that palls.
feeling hunger; feeling a need or desire to eat food
From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A month of Paris, and then I long for fresh fields and pastures new.
indigestionnounUS /ˌɪndaɪˈdʒestʃən/
a disorder of digestive function characterized by discomfort or heartburn or nausea
From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
marked by close acquaintance, association, or familiarity
From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Of course there is nowhere like Paris for clothes or to eat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Paris is essentially a holiday town, but I get horribly tired of too long a holiday, and after the newness is worn off one discovers that it is the superficiality of it all that palls.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
go away from a place
From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
Ledoyen's
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From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Of course there is nowhere like Paris for clothes or to eat.
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 A month of Paris, and then I long for fresh fields and pastures new.
for more time
From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
Marguery's
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From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading A month of Paris, and then I long for fresh fields and pastures new.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A month of Paris, and then I long for fresh fields and pastures new.
newnessnounUS /ˈnuːnəs/
the quality of being new; the opposite of oldness
From this reading Paris is essentially a holiday town, but I get horribly tired of too long a holiday, and after the newness is worn off one discovers that it is the superficiality of it all that palls.
not any; not one
From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
nowherenounUS /ˈnoʊwer/
an insignificant place
From this reading Of course there is nowhere like Paris for clothes or to eat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A month of Paris, and then I long for fresh fields and pastures new.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Paris is essentially a holiday town, but I get horribly tired of too long a holiday, and after the newness is worn off one discovers that it is the superficiality of it all that palls.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
and nothing more
From this reading The people are superficial; their amusements are feathery—even the beauty of it all is “only skin deep.”
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Of course there is nowhere like Paris for clothes or to eat.
palls
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From this reading Paris is essentially a holiday town, but I get horribly tired of too long a holiday, and after the newness is worn off one discovers that it is the superficiality of it all that palls.
the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce
From this reading A month of Paris, and then I long for fresh fields and pastures new.
pasturesnounUS /ˈpæstʃərz/
plural of “pasture” — a field covered with grass or herbage and suitable for grazing by livestock
From this reading A month of Paris, and then I long for fresh fields and pastures new.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people are superficial; their amusements are feathery—even the beauty of it all is “only skin deep.”
a natural protective body covering and site of the sense of touch
From this reading The people are superficial; their amusements are feathery—even the beauty of it all is “only skin deep.”
superficialadjectiveUS /ˌsuːpərˈfɪʃəl/
concerned with or comprehending only what is apparent or obvious; not deep or penetrating emotionally or intellectually
From this reading The people are superficial; their amusements are feathery—even the beauty of it all is “only skin deep.”
superficialitynoun
lack of depth of knowledge or thought or feeling
From this reading Paris is essentially a holiday town, but I get horribly tired of too long a holiday, and after the newness is worn off one discovers that it is the superficiality of it all that palls.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Paris is essentially a holiday town, but I get horribly tired of too long a holiday, and after the newness is worn off one discovers that it is the superficiality of it all that palls.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading The people are superficial; their amusements are feathery—even the beauty of it all is “only skin deep.”
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading A month of Paris, and then I long for fresh fields and pastures new.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Of course there is nowhere like Paris for clothes or to eat.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading Paris is essentially a holiday town, but I get horribly tired of too long a holiday, and after the newness is worn off one discovers that it is the superficiality of it all that palls.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Of course there is nowhere like Paris for clothes or to eat.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Paris is essentially a holiday town, but I get horribly tired of too long a holiday, and after the newness is worn off one discovers that it is the superficiality of it all that palls.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
at the time that
From this reading But when one has got all the clothes one can afford and is no longer hungry, having acquired a chronic indigestion from too intimate a knowledge of Marguery’s and Ledoyen’s, what is there to do but to leave?
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Paris is essentially a holiday town, but I get horribly tired of too long a holiday, and after the newness is worn off one discovers that it is the superficiality of it all that palls.
