used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The only things I really enjoy are a rocking-chair and a book.
abominateverb
find repugnant
From this reading Now, I abominate railroads and I loathe ships.
acheverbUS /eɪk/
feel physical pain
From this reading But with gentleness you are drawn more and more into the net of its fascination until the tears well to your eyes and there is a positive physical ache in your heart.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now, I abominate railroads and I loathe ships.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The only things I really enjoy are a rocking-chair and a book.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
AthensnounUS /ˈæθənz/
the capital and largest city of Greece; named after Athena (its patron goddess)
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
backwardadverbUS /ˈbækwərd/
at or to or toward the back or rear
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The only things I really enjoy are a rocking-chair and a book.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
car-smoke
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
detestverbUS /dɪˈtest/
dislike intensely; feel antipathy or aversion towards
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading But with gentleness you are drawn more and more into the net of its fascination until the tears well to your eyes and there is a positive physical ache in your heart.
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading The only things I really enjoy are a rocking-chair and a book.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
opinion or judgment
From this reading But with gentleness you are drawn more and more into the net of its fascination until the tears well to your eyes and there is a positive physical ache in your heart.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
fascinationnounUS /ˌfæsəˈneɪʃən/
the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror)
From this reading But with gentleness you are drawn more and more into the net of its fascination until the tears well to your eyes and there is a positive physical ache in your heart.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
gentlenessnounUS /ˈdʒentəlnəs/
the property possessed by a slope that is very gradual
From this reading But with gentleness you are drawn more and more into the net of its fascination until the tears well to your eyes and there is a positive physical ache in your heart.
gulfnounUS /ɡʌlf/
an arm of a sea or ocean partly enclosed by land; larger than a bay
From this reading The mountains are not so high as to startle, the gulf not so vast as to shock.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading But with gentleness you are drawn more and more into the net of its fascination until the tears well to your eyes and there is a positive physical ache in your heart.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading The mountains are not so high as to startle, the gulf not so vast as to shock.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now, I abominate railroads and I loathe ships.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But with gentleness you are drawn more and more into the net of its fascination until the tears well to your eyes and there is a positive physical ache in your heart.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading But with gentleness you are drawn more and more into the net of its fascination until the tears well to your eyes and there is a positive physical ache in your heart.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But with gentleness you are drawn more and more into the net of its fascination until the tears well to your eyes and there is a positive physical ache in your heart.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading But with gentleness you are drawn more and more into the net of its fascination until the tears well to your eyes and there is a positive physical ache in your heart.
loatheverbUS /loʊð/
find repugnant
From this reading Now, I abominate railroads and I loathe ships.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading But with gentleness you are drawn more and more into the net of its fascination until the tears well to your eyes and there is a positive physical ache in your heart.
plural of “mountain” — a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading The mountains are not so high as to startle, the gulf not so vast as to shock.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
netnounUS /net/
a computer network consisting of a worldwide network of computer networks that use the TCP/IP network protocols to facilitate data transmission and exchange
From this reading But with gentleness you are drawn more and more into the net of its fascination until the tears well to your eyes and there is a positive physical ache in your heart.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The mountains are not so high as to startle, the gulf not so vast as to shock.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, I abominate railroads and I loathe ships.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
and nothing more
From this reading The only things I really enjoy are a rocking-chair and a book.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
Patrasnoun
a port city in western Greece in the northwestern Peloponnese on an inlet of the Ionian Sea; was a major trade center from the 5th century BC to the 3rd century BC; commercial importance revived during the Middle Ages
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
involving the body as distinguished from the mind or spirit
From this reading But with gentleness you are drawn more and more into the net of its fascination until the tears well to your eyes and there is a positive physical ache in your heart.
positiveadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːzətɪv/
characterized by or displaying affirmation or acceptance or certainty etc.
From this reading But with gentleness you are drawn more and more into the net of its fascination until the tears well to your eyes and there is a positive physical ache in your heart.
railroadsnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊdz/
plural of “railroad” — line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading Now, I abominate railroads and I loathe ships.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The only things I really enjoy are a rocking-chair and a book.
sit and travel on the back of animal, usually while controlling its motions
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
rocking-chair
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The only things I really enjoy are a rocking-chair and a book.
plural of “ship” — a vessel that carries passengers or freight
From this reading Now, I abominate railroads and I loathe ships.
the feeling of distress and disbelief that you have when something bad happens accidentally
From this reading The mountains are not so high as to startle, the gulf not so vast as to shock.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The mountains are not so high as to startle, the gulf not so vast as to shock.
sootnounUS /sʊt/
a black colloidal substance consisting wholly or principally of amorphous carbon and used to make pigments and ink
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
spottedadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːtɪd/
having spots or patches (small areas of contrasting color or texture)
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
startleverbUS /ˈstɑːrtəl/
to stimulate to action
From this reading The mountains are not so high as to startle, the gulf not so vast as to shock.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading But with gentleness you are drawn more and more into the net of its fascination until the tears well to your eyes and there is a positive physical ache in your heart.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The only things I really enjoy are a rocking-chair and a book.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But with gentleness you are drawn more and more into the net of its fascination until the tears well to your eyes and there is a positive physical ache in your heart.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The only things I really enjoy are a rocking-chair and a book.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading But with gentleness you are drawn more and more into the net of its fascination until the tears well to your eyes and there is a positive physical ache in your heart.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading The mountains are not so high as to startle, the gulf not so vast as to shock.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading But with gentleness you are drawn more and more into the net of its fascination until the tears well to your eyes and there is a positive physical ache in your heart.
willinglyadverbUS /ˈwɪlɪŋli/
in a willing manner
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
in the company of; together with
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading But much as I detest the smell of car-smoke, and to find my face spotted with soot, and ill as it makes me to ride backward, I would willingly travel every month of the year over the road from Athens to Patras.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But with gentleness you are drawn more and more into the net of its fascination until the tears well to your eyes and there is a positive physical ache in your heart.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading But with gentleness you are drawn more and more into the net of its fascination until the tears well to your eyes and there is a positive physical ache in your heart.
