used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Will the proofreader please deal gently with the above joke and I will do as much for him sometime.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Black is offensive to the eye, offensive to the nose, and it makes your flesh crêpe to touch it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Will the proofreader please deal gently with the above joke and I will do as much for him sometime.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading There is something the matter with grief that works itself up into black rosettes and long black banners that sweep the ground and shut out the sky and look like despair and feel like the season-cracked back of a warty dragon.
bannersnounUS /ˈbænərz/
plural of “banner” — long strip of cloth or paper used for decoration or advertising
From this reading There is something the matter with grief that works itself up into black rosettes and long black banners that sweep the ground and shut out the sky and look like despair and feel like the season-cracked back of a warty dragon.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
BeechernounUS /ˈbiːtʃər/
United States clergyman who was a leader for the abolition of slavery (1813-1887)
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Black is offensive to the eye, offensive to the nose, and it makes your flesh crêpe to touch it.
the two together, not just one
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
one of the groups of Christians who have their own beliefs and forms of worship
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
crêpe
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Black is offensive to the eye, offensive to the nose, and it makes your flesh crêpe to touch it.
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression
From this reading Will the proofreader please deal gently with the above joke and I will do as much for him sometime.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading There is something the matter with grief that works itself up into black rosettes and long black banners that sweep the ground and shut out the sky and look like despair and feel like the season-cracked back of a warty dragon.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
doubtfuladjectiveUS /ˈdaʊtfəl/
open to doubt or suspicion
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
dragonnounUS /ˈdræɡən/
a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings
From this reading There is something the matter with grief that works itself up into black rosettes and long black banners that sweep the ground and shut out the sky and look like despair and feel like the season-cracked back of a warty dragon.
the organ of sight
From this reading Black is offensive to the eye, offensive to the nose, and it makes your flesh crêpe to touch it.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
From this reading Black is offensive to the eye, offensive to the nose, and it makes your flesh crêpe to touch it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Will the proofreader please deal gently with the above joke and I will do as much for him sometime.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading There is something the matter with grief that works itself up into black rosettes and long black banners that sweep the ground and shut out the sky and look like despair and feel like the season-cracked back of a warty dragon.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading There is something the matter with grief that works itself up into black rosettes and long black banners that sweep the ground and shut out the sky and look like despair and feel like the season-cracked back of a warty dragon.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Will the proofreader please deal gently with the above joke and I will do as much for him sometime.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading There is something the matter with grief that works itself up into black rosettes and long black banners that sweep the ground and shut out the sky and look like despair and feel like the season-cracked back of a warty dragon.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Black is offensive to the eye, offensive to the nose, and it makes your flesh crêpe to touch it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading There is something the matter with grief that works itself up into black rosettes and long black banners that sweep the ground and shut out the sky and look like despair and feel like the season-cracked back of a warty dragon.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading Will the proofreader please deal gently with the above joke and I will do as much for him sometime.
immediately past
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading There is something the matter with grief that works itself up into black rosettes and long black banners that sweep the ground and shut out the sky and look like despair and feel like the season-cracked back of a warty dragon.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
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 There is something the matter with grief that works itself up into black rosettes and long black banners that sweep the ground and shut out the sky and look like despair and feel like the season-cracked back of a warty dragon.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading There is something the matter with grief that works itself up into black rosettes and long black banners that sweep the ground and shut out the sky and look like despair and feel like the season-cracked back of a warty dragon.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Black is offensive to the eye, offensive to the nose, and it makes your flesh crêpe to touch it.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading There is something the matter with grief that works itself up into black rosettes and long black banners that sweep the ground and shut out the sky and look like despair and feel like the season-cracked back of a warty dragon.
mourningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
state of sorrow over the death or departure of a loved one
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Will the proofreader please deal gently with the above joke and I will do as much for him sometime.
the organ of smell and entrance to the respiratory tract; the prominent part of the face of man or other mammals
From this reading Black is offensive to the eye, offensive to the nose, and it makes your flesh crêpe to touch it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
offensiveadjectiveUS /əˈfensɪv/
violating or tending to violate or offend against
From this reading Black is offensive to the eye, offensive to the nose, and it makes your flesh crêpe to touch it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading There is something the matter with grief that works itself up into black rosettes and long black banners that sweep the ground and shut out the sky and look like despair and feel like the season-cracked back of a warty dragon.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading Will the proofreader please deal gently with the above joke and I will do as much for him sometime.
regarded with great favor, approval, or affection especially by the general public
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
preachernounUS /ˈpriːtʃər/
someone whose occupation is preaching the gospel
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
proofreadernoun
someone who reads proof in order to find errors and mark corrections
From this reading Will the proofreader please deal gently with the above joke and I will do as much for him sometime.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
rosettesnounUS /ˈroʊˈzets/
plural of “rosette” — an ornament or pattern resembling a rose that is worn as a badge of office or as recognition of having won an honor
From this reading There is something the matter with grief that works itself up into black rosettes and long black banners that sweep the ground and shut out the sky and look like despair and feel like the season-cracked back of a warty dragon.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
express in words
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
season-cracked
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There is something the matter with grief that works itself up into black rosettes and long black banners that sweep the ground and shut out the sky and look like despair and feel like the season-cracked back of a warty dragon.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading There is something the matter with grief that works itself up into black rosettes and long black banners that sweep the ground and shut out the sky and look like despair and feel like the season-cracked back of a warty dragon.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading There is something the matter with grief that works itself up into black rosettes and long black banners that sweep the ground and shut out the sky and look like despair and feel like the season-cracked back of a warty dragon.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading There is something the matter with grief that works itself up into black rosettes and long black banners that sweep the ground and shut out the sky and look like despair and feel like the season-cracked back of a warty dragon.
sometimeadverbUS /ˈsʌmtaɪm/
at some indefinite or unstated time
From this reading Will the proofreader please deal gently with the above joke and I will do as much for him sometime.
sweepverbUS /swiːp/
sweep across or over
From this reading There is something the matter with grief that works itself up into black rosettes and long black banners that sweep the ground and shut out the sky and look like despair and feel like the season-cracked back of a warty dragon.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Black is offensive to the eye, offensive to the nose, and it makes your flesh crêpe to touch it.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
make physical contact with, come in contact with
From this reading Black is offensive to the eye, offensive to the nose, and it makes your flesh crêpe to touch it.
interact in a certain way
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
except if; if not
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading There is something the matter with grief that works itself up into black rosettes and long black banners that sweep the ground and shut out the sky and look like despair and feel like the season-cracked back of a warty dragon.
WardnounUS /wɔːrd/
a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
wartyadjective
(of skin) covered with warts or projections that resemble warts
From this reading There is something the matter with grief that works itself up into black rosettes and long black banners that sweep the ground and shut out the sky and look like despair and feel like the season-cracked back of a warty dragon.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
be dressed in
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
at the time that
From this reading Henry Ward Beecher had the right idea of the way to treat death, and when at last it came his turn to die his home and his church both seemed to say: "The great preacher is gone, but there is nothing about the change that is sad."
in or at the place that
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I do not believe that it will always be popular to wear mourning for our friends unless we feel a little doubtful about where they went.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Will the proofreader please deal gently with the above joke and I will do as much for him sometime.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading There is something the matter with grief that works itself up into black rosettes and long black banners that sweep the ground and shut out the sky and look like despair and feel like the season-cracked back of a warty dragon.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Black is offensive to the eye, offensive to the nose, and it makes your flesh crêpe to touch it.
