used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Two days spent indoors, without any real exercise, would make him feel as uneasy as a plant in a cellaret.
after-dinner
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From this reading It was a bad time then to coax for anything--no song, no whistling, no after-dinner nap.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Vigorous and elastic as I am, I cannot deny that the air and weather have great dominion over me.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It was always so with my own dear father.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Vigorous and elastic as I am, I cannot deny that the air and weather have great dominion over me.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Vigorous and elastic as I am, I cannot deny that the air and weather have great dominion over me.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Two days spent indoors, without any real exercise, would make him feel as uneasy as a plant in a cellaret.
any thing at all
From this reading It was a bad time then to coax for anything--no song, no whistling, no after-dinner nap.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Vigorous and elastic as I am, I cannot deny that the air and weather have great dominion over me.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading It was a bad time then to coax for anything--no song, no whistling, no after-dinner nap.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
cannot
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From this reading Vigorous and elastic as I am, I cannot deny that the air and weather have great dominion over me.
cellaretnoun
sideboard with compartments for holding bottles
From this reading Two days spent indoors, without any real exercise, would make him feel as uneasy as a plant in a cellaret.
coaxverbUS /koʊks/
influence or urge by gentle urging, caressing, or flattering
From this reading It was a bad time then to coax for anything--no song, no whistling, no after-dinner nap.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
crabbedadjectiveUS /kræbd/
annoyed and irritable
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
CrustyadjectiveUS /ˈkrʌsti/
having a hardened crust as a covering
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Two days spent indoors, without any real exercise, would make him feel as uneasy as a plant in a cellaret.
dearly loved
From this reading It was always so with my own dear father.
declare untrue; contradict
From this reading Vigorous and elastic as I am, I cannot deny that the air and weather have great dominion over me.
dominionnounUS /dəˈmɪnjən/
dominance or power through legal authority
From this reading Vigorous and elastic as I am, I cannot deny that the air and weather have great dominion over me.
elasticadjectiveUS /ɪˈlæstɪk/
capable of resuming original shape after stretching or compression; springy
From this reading Vigorous and elastic as I am, I cannot deny that the air and weather have great dominion over me.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
divisible by two
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
at any time
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading Two days spent indoors, without any real exercise, would make him feel as uneasy as a plant in a cellaret.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading It was always so with my own dear father.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Two days spent indoors, without any real exercise, would make him feel as uneasy as a plant in a cellaret.
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
gardeningnounUS /ˈɡɑːrdənɪŋ/
the cultivation of plants
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
goutnounUS /ɡaʊt/
a painful inflammation of the big toe and foot caused by defects in uric acid metabolism resulting in deposits of the acid and its salts in the blood and joints
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Vigorous and elastic as I am, I cannot deny that the air and weather have great dominion over me.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Vigorous and elastic as I am, I cannot deny that the air and weather have great dominion over me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Two days spent indoors, without any real exercise, would make him feel as uneasy as a plant in a cellaret.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Vigorous and elastic as I am, I cannot deny that the air and weather have great dominion over me.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Two days spent indoors, without any real exercise, would make him feel as uneasy as a plant in a cellaret.
indoorsadverbUS /ˈɪndɔːrz/
within a building
From this reading Two days spent indoors, without any real exercise, would make him feel as uneasy as a plant in a cellaret.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was always so with my own dear father.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
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 Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
engage in
From this reading Two days spent indoors, without any real exercise, would make him feel as uneasy as a plant in a cellaret.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Vigorous and elastic as I am, I cannot deny that the air and weather have great dominion over me.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It was always so with my own dear father.
napnounUS /næp/
a period of time spent sleeping
From this reading It was a bad time then to coax for anything--no song, no whistling, no after-dinner nap.
not any; not one
From this reading It was a bad time then to coax for anything--no song, no whistling, no after-dinner nap.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Vigorous and elastic as I am, I cannot deny that the air and weather have great dominion over me.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It was always so with my own dear father.
plantverbUS /plænt/
put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground
From this reading Two days spent indoors, without any real exercise, would make him feel as uneasy as a plant in a cellaret.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading Two days spent indoors, without any real exercise, would make him feel as uneasy as a plant in a cellaret.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was always so with my own dear father.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading It was a bad time then to coax for anything--no song, no whistling, no after-dinner nap.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Two days spent indoors, without any real exercise, would make him feel as uneasy as a plant in a cellaret.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Vigorous and elastic as I am, I cannot deny that the air and weather have great dominion over me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Vigorous and elastic as I am, I cannot deny that the air and weather have great dominion over me.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It was a bad time then to coax for anything--no song, no whistling, no after-dinner nap.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It was a bad time then to coax for anything--no song, no whistling, no after-dinner nap.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was a bad time then to coax for anything--no song, no whistling, no after-dinner nap.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading Two days spent indoors, without any real exercise, would make him feel as uneasy as a plant in a cellaret.
uneasyadjectiveUS /əˈniːzi/
lacking a sense of security or affording no ease or reassurance
From this reading Two days spent indoors, without any real exercise, would make him feel as uneasy as a plant in a cellaret.
unlikeadjectiveUS /ənˈlaɪk/
marked by dissimilarity
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
VigorousadjectiveUS /ˈvɪɡərəs/
characterized by forceful and energetic action or activity
From this reading Vigorous and elastic as I am, I cannot deny that the air and weather have great dominion over me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was always so with my own dear father.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Vigorous and elastic as I am, I cannot deny that the air and weather have great dominion over me.
at the time that
From this reading Crusty and crabbed, nothing could ever make him--not even gout I believe, if he had lived long enough for it--but when he had lost his fishing, or shooting, or bit of gardening, too long, he was quite unlike himself.
whistlingnounUS /ˈwɪslɪŋ/
the sound made by something moving rapidly or by steam coming out of a small aperture
From this reading It was a bad time then to coax for anything--no song, no whistling, no after-dinner nap.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was always so with my own dear father.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Two days spent indoors, without any real exercise, would make him feel as uneasy as a plant in a cellaret.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Two days spent indoors, without any real exercise, would make him feel as uneasy as a plant in a cellaret.
