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From this reading 6 July (about).
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading IT has only just struck me that a kind of informal diary would be rather fun.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading 6 July (about).
(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 It has rained all the past week.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading No driving as to putting down something every day, just a sort of pipe to draw off the swamp water.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading IT has only just struck me that a kind of informal diary would be rather fun.
cause to be bored
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
consequentlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwəntli/
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
an assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading No driving as to putting down something every day, just a sort of pipe to draw off the swamp water.
diarynounUS /ˈdaɪəri/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading IT has only just struck me that a kind of informal diary would be rather fun.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading No driving as to putting down something every day, just a sort of pipe to draw off the swamp water.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading No driving as to putting down something every day, just a sort of pipe to draw off the swamp water.
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading No driving as to putting down something every day, just a sort of pipe to draw off the swamp water.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading No driving as to putting down something every day, just a sort of pipe to draw off the swamp water.
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading IT has only just struck me that a kind of informal diary would be rather fun.
a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
the act of departing
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading IT has only just struck me that a kind of informal diary would be rather fun.
Henley
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From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
informaladjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfɔːrməl/
not formal
From this reading IT has only just struck me that a kind of informal diary would be rather fun.
insufferableadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsʌfərəbəl/
unbearably arrogant or conceited
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading IT has only just struck me that a kind of informal diary would be rather fun.
JonsonnounUS /ˈdʒɑːnsən/
English dramatist and poet who was the first real poet laureate of England (1572-1637)
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading 6 July (about).
and nothing more
From this reading IT has only just struck me that a kind of informal diary would be rather fun.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading IT has only just struck me that a kind of informal diary would be rather fun.
the act of departing
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading IT has only just struck me that a kind of informal diary would be rather fun.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
not any; not one
From this reading No driving as to putting down something every day, just a sort of pipe to draw off the swamp water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading IT has only just struck me that a kind of informal diary would be rather fun.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading No driving as to putting down something every day, just a sort of pipe to draw off the swamp water.
and nothing more
From this reading IT has only just struck me that a kind of informal diary would be rather fun.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading It has rained all the past week.
Phyllis
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From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
a tube with a small bowl at one end; used for smoking tobacco
From this reading No driving as to putting down something every day, just a sort of pipe to draw off the swamp water.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading No driving as to putting down something every day, just a sort of pipe to draw off the swamp water.
rainedverbUS /reɪnd/
past form of “rain” — precipitate as rain
From this reading It has rained all the past week.
on the contrary
From this reading IT has only just struck me that a kind of informal diary would be rather fun.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading No driving as to putting down something every day, just a sort of pipe to draw off the swamp water.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading No driving as to putting down something every day, just a sort of pipe to draw off the swamp water.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading IT has only just struck me that a kind of informal diary would be rather fun.
swampverbUS /swɑːmp/
drench or submerge or be drenched or submerged
From this reading No driving as to putting down something every day, just a sort of pipe to draw off the swamp water.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading IT has only just struck me that a kind of informal diary would be rather fun.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No driving as to putting down something every day, just a sort of pipe to draw off the swamp water.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading No driving as to putting down something every day, just a sort of pipe to draw off the swamp water.
precisely as stated
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading No driving as to putting down something every day, just a sort of pipe to draw off the swamp water.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It has rained all the past week.
(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 We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
which person or people
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
in the company of; together with
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading IT has only just struck me that a kind of informal diary would be rather fun.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
the day immediately before today
From this reading We went to Henley yesterday and it was wretched: B. G. going off to Phyllis Court and leaving me with Jonson, an insufferable bore who means very well and consequently makes things much worse.
