13
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From this reading 13.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading The Adventures of Samuel and Selina. [final . missing] Then he gets up--contrairy wise, [text unchanged]
agreesverbUS /əˈɡriːz/
third-person singular of “agree” — be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
(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 Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
contrairy
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From this reading The Adventures of Samuel and Selina. [final . missing] Then he gets up--contrairy wise, [text unchanged]
prepare a hot meal
From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
dears
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From this reading Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
ErrorsnounUS /ˈerərz/
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
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the organ of sight
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
plural of “feel” — an intuitive awareness
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
marked by extreme and violent energy
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading The Adventures of Samuel and Selina. [final . missing] Then he gets up--contrairy wise, [text unchanged]
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
frownverbUS /fraʊn/
look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
plural of “get” — a return on a shot that seemed impossible to reach and would normally have resulted in a point for the opponent
From this reading The Adventures of Samuel and Selina. [final . missing] Then he gets up--contrairy wise, [text unchanged]
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
harshnessnounUS /ˈhɑːrʃnəs/
the roughness of a substance that causes abrasions
From this reading Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The Adventures of Samuel and Selina. [final . missing] Then he gets up--contrairy wise, [text unchanged]
plural of “head” — the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
homewardsadverb
toward home
From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
how
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From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
InconsistenciesnounUS /ˌɪŋˈkɑːnsɪstensiz/
plural of “inconsistency” — the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
and nothing more
From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
knocksnounUS /nɑːks/
plural of “knock” — the sound of knocking (as on a door or in an engine or bearing)
From this reading Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
missingadjectiveUS /ˈmɪsɪŋ/
not able to be found
From this reading The Adventures of Samuel and Selina. [final . missing] Then he gets up--contrairy wise, [text unchanged]
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
immediately following in time or order
From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
notedadjectiveUS /ˈnoʊtəd/
widely known and esteemed
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O'HaranounUS /oʊˈherə/
United States writer (1905-1970)
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
on one occasion
From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
a feeling of intense anger
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
reducedadjectiveUS /rəˈduːst/
made less in size or amount or degree
From this reading Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
repentsverbUS /rɪˈpents/
third-person singular of “repent” — turn away from sin or do penitence
From this reading Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
SamuelnounUS /ˈsæmjuːl/
(Old Testament) Hebrew prophet and judge who anointed Saul as king
From this reading The Adventures of Samuel and Selina. [final . missing] Then he gets up--contrairy wise, [text unchanged]
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
Selina
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From this reading The Adventures of Samuel and Selina. [final . missing] Then he gets up--contrairy wise, [text unchanged]
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
she's
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From this reading Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
be standing; be upright
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
put, fix, force, or implant
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
(of muscles) relieved of stiffness by stretching
From this reading Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
strollnounUS /stroʊl/
a leisurely walk (usually in some public place)
From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
sunshiny
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From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
tetherverbUS /ˈteðər/
tie with a tether
From this reading Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
textnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
From this reading The Adventures of Samuel and Selina. [final . missing] Then he gets up--contrairy wise, [text unchanged]
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
transcribernounUS /trænˈskraɪbər/
a person who translates written messages from one language to another
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unchangedadjectiveUS /ənˈtʃeɪndʒd/
not made or become different
From this reading The Adventures of Samuel and Selina. [final . missing] Then he gets up--contrairy wise, [text unchanged]
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The Adventures of Samuel and Selina. [final . missing] Then he gets up--contrairy wise, [text unchanged]
at the time that
From this reading Her patience is stretched to the end of its tether, She knocks all the heads of the children together; Then--when she's reduced them to sorrow and tears-- She repents of her harshness--the poor little dears!
marked by extreme lack of restraint or control
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading The Adventures of Samuel and Selina. [final . missing] Then he gets up--contrairy wise, [text unchanged]
in the company of; together with
From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
Yama-Guchi
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From this reading Mistress O'Hara has taken her stand, With rage in her heart and a stick in her hand; So fierce is her frown and so wild is her eye, That poor Yama-Guchi feels ready to die.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
you'll
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From this reading She agrees to forget and forgive just once more, And homewards they stroll by the sunshiny shore; You can see by the picture how happy they look-- On the next page you'll see the effect on-- the COOK!!
