used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A SURPRISE VISIT Verneede having departed on his mission, Leavesley resumed his work with a feeling of relief.
ArknounUS /ɑːrk/
(Judaism) sacred chest where the ancient Hebrews kept the two tablets containing the Ten Commandments
From this reading When Noah closed the trap-door of the Ark having let forth the dove, he no doubt followed its flight with his mind's eye--here flitting over wastes of water, here perched on the island he desired.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There is nothing that strains the mind so much as sitting waiting with hands folded, so to speak, doing nothing.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading When Noah closed the trap-door of the Ark having let forth the dove, he no doubt followed its flight with his mind's eye--here flitting over wastes of water, here perched on the island he desired.
well in the past; former
From this reading A SURPRISE VISIT Verneede having departed on his mission, Leavesley resumed his work with a feeling of relief.
wanted intensely
From this reading When Noah closed the trap-door of the Ark having let forth the dove, he no doubt followed its flight with his mind's eye--here flitting over wastes of water, here perched on the island he desired.
desiresnounUS /dɪˈzaɪərz/
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Even so Leavesley, as he worked, followed the flight of Verneede towards the object of his desires.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading There is nothing that strains the mind so much as sitting waiting with hands folded, so to speak, doing nothing.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He had done something.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading When Noah closed the trap-door of the Ark having let forth the dove, he no doubt followed its flight with his mind's eye--here flitting over wastes of water, here perched on the island he desired.
dovenounUS /dʌv/
any of numerous small pigeons
From this reading When Noah closed the trap-door of the Ark having let forth the dove, he no doubt followed its flight with his mind's eye--here flitting over wastes of water, here perched on the island he desired.
divisible by two
From this reading Even so Leavesley, as he worked, followed the flight of Verneede towards the object of his desires.
the organ of sight
From this reading When Noah closed the trap-door of the Ark having let forth the dove, he no doubt followed its flight with his mind's eye--here flitting over wastes of water, here perched on the island he desired.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading A SURPRISE VISIT Verneede having departed on his mission, Leavesley resumed his work with a feeling of relief.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading When Noah closed the trap-door of the Ark having let forth the dove, he no doubt followed its flight with his mind's eye--here flitting over wastes of water, here perched on the island he desired.
flittingverbUS /ˈflɪtɪŋ/
inflected form of “flit” — move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
From this reading When Noah closed the trap-door of the Ark having let forth the dove, he no doubt followed its flight with his mind's eye--here flitting over wastes of water, here perched on the island he desired.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading There is nothing that strains the mind so much as sitting waiting with hands folded, so to speak, doing nothing.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading When Noah closed the trap-door of the Ark having let forth the dove, he no doubt followed its flight with his mind's eye--here flitting over wastes of water, here perched on the island he desired.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When Noah closed the trap-door of the Ark having let forth the dove, he no doubt followed its flight with his mind's eye--here flitting over wastes of water, here perched on the island he desired.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had done something.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading There is nothing that strains the mind so much as sitting waiting with hands folded, so to speak, doing nothing.
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading A SURPRISE VISIT Verneede having departed on his mission, Leavesley resumed his work with a feeling of relief.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had done something.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading When Noah closed the trap-door of the Ark having let forth the dove, he no doubt followed its flight with his mind's eye--here flitting over wastes of water, here perched on the island he desired.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A SURPRISE VISIT Verneede having departed on his mission, Leavesley resumed his work with a feeling of relief.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is nothing that strains the mind so much as sitting waiting with hands folded, so to speak, doing nothing.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading When Noah closed the trap-door of the Ark having let forth the dove, he no doubt followed its flight with his mind's eye--here flitting over wastes of water, here perched on the island he desired.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading When Noah closed the trap-door of the Ark having let forth the dove, he no doubt followed its flight with his mind's eye--here flitting over wastes of water, here perched on the island he desired.
Leavesley
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From this reading A SURPRISE VISIT Verneede having departed on his mission, Leavesley resumed his work with a feeling of relief.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading When Noah closed the trap-door of the Ark having let forth the dove, he no doubt followed its flight with his mind's eye--here flitting over wastes of water, here perched on the island he desired.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading There is nothing that strains the mind so much as sitting waiting with hands folded, so to speak, doing nothing.
mind'snounUS /maɪndz/
possessive form of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading When Noah closed the trap-door of the Ark having let forth the dove, he no doubt followed its flight with his mind's eye--here flitting over wastes of water, here perched on the island he desired.
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
From this reading A SURPRISE VISIT Verneede having departed on his mission, Leavesley resumed his work with a feeling of relief.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There is nothing that strains the mind so much as sitting waiting with hands folded, so to speak, doing nothing.
not any; not one
From this reading When Noah closed the trap-door of the Ark having let forth the dove, he no doubt followed its flight with his mind's eye--here flitting over wastes of water, here perched on the island he desired.
NoahnounUS /ˈnoʊə/
the Hebrew patriarch who saved himself and his family and the animals by building an ark in which they survived 40 days and 40 nights of rain; the story of Noah and the flood is told in the Book of Genesis
From this reading When Noah closed the trap-door of the Ark having let forth the dove, he no doubt followed its flight with his mind's eye--here flitting over wastes of water, here perched on the island he desired.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There is nothing that strains the mind so much as sitting waiting with hands folded, so to speak, doing nothing.
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading Even so Leavesley, as he worked, followed the flight of Verneede towards the object of his desires.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A SURPRISE VISIT Verneede having departed on his mission, Leavesley resumed his work with a feeling of relief.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A SURPRISE VISIT Verneede having departed on his mission, Leavesley resumed his work with a feeling of relief.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading When Noah closed the trap-door of the Ark having let forth the dove, he no doubt followed its flight with his mind's eye--here flitting over wastes of water, here perched on the island he desired.
perchedverbUS /pɜːrtʃt/
past form of “perch” — sit, as on a branch
From this reading When Noah closed the trap-door of the Ark having let forth the dove, he no doubt followed its flight with his mind's eye--here flitting over wastes of water, here perched on the island he desired.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading A SURPRISE VISIT Verneede having departed on his mission, Leavesley resumed his work with a feeling of relief.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading A SURPRISE VISIT Verneede having departed on his mission, Leavesley resumed his work with a feeling of relief.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading There is nothing that strains the mind so much as sitting waiting with hands folded, so to speak, doing nothing.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading There is nothing that strains the mind so much as sitting waiting with hands folded, so to speak, doing nothing.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading He had done something.
express in speech
From this reading There is nothing that strains the mind so much as sitting waiting with hands folded, so to speak, doing nothing.
strainsnounUS /streɪnz/
plural of “strain” — (physics) deformation of a physical body under the action of applied forces
From this reading There is nothing that strains the mind so much as sitting waiting with hands folded, so to speak, doing nothing.
the astonishment you feel when something totally unexpected happens to you
From this reading A SURPRISE VISIT Verneede having departed on his mission, Leavesley resumed his work with a feeling of relief.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There is nothing that strains the mind so much as sitting waiting with hands folded, so to speak, doing nothing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There is nothing that strains the mind so much as sitting waiting with hands folded, so to speak, doing nothing.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is nothing that strains the mind so much as sitting waiting with hands folded, so to speak, doing nothing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There is nothing that strains the mind so much as sitting waiting with hands folded, so to speak, doing nothing.
in the direction of
From this reading Even so Leavesley, as he worked, followed the flight of Verneede towards the object of his desires.
trap-door
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From this reading When Noah closed the trap-door of the Ark having let forth the dove, he no doubt followed its flight with his mind's eye--here flitting over wastes of water, here perched on the island he desired.
Verneede
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From this reading A SURPRISE VISIT Verneede having departed on his mission, Leavesley resumed his work with a feeling of relief.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading A SURPRISE VISIT Verneede having departed on his mission, Leavesley resumed his work with a feeling of relief.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading There is nothing that strains the mind so much as sitting waiting with hands folded, so to speak, doing nothing.
wastesnounUS /weɪsts/
plural of “waste” — any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading When Noah closed the trap-door of the Ark having let forth the dove, he no doubt followed its flight with his mind's eye--here flitting over wastes of water, here perched on the island he desired.
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 When Noah closed the trap-door of the Ark having let forth the dove, he no doubt followed its flight with his mind's eye--here flitting over wastes of water, here perched on the island he desired.
at the time that
From this reading When Noah closed the trap-door of the Ark having let forth the dove, he no doubt followed its flight with his mind's eye--here flitting over wastes of water, here perched on the island he desired.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A SURPRISE VISIT Verneede having departed on his mission, Leavesley resumed his work with a feeling of relief.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading A SURPRISE VISIT Verneede having departed on his mission, Leavesley resumed his work with a feeling of relief.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading Even so Leavesley, as he worked, followed the flight of Verneede towards the object of his desires.
