used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Nepaug, August First._ [_From which it will appear that contemporary journals are not always trustworthy._] This August weather is really unbearable.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nobody but flies can be happy in it, and they are part of the general misery.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Nepaug, August First._ [_From which it will appear that contemporary journals are not always trustworthy._] This August weather is really unbearable.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Nepaug, August First._ [_From which it will appear that contemporary journals are not always trustworthy._] This August weather is really unbearable.
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading Nepaug, August First._ [_From which it will appear that contemporary journals are not always trustworthy._] This August weather is really unbearable.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Nobody but flies can be happy in it, and they are part of the general misery.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading It is a very long time between five o'clock and breakfast.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading It is a very long time between five o'clock and breakfast.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Nobody but flies can be happy in it, and they are part of the general misery.
buzzingadjectiveUS /ˈbʌzɪŋ/
noisy like the sound of a bee
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Nobody but flies can be happy in it, and they are part of the general misery.
can't
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From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
contemporaryadjectiveUS /kənˈtempəreri/
characteristic of the present
From this reading Nepaug, August First._ [_From which it will appear that contemporary journals are not always trustworthy._] This August weather is really unbearable.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
ExtractverbUS /ˈekstrækt/
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading THE POINT OF VIEW _Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
FirstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Nepaug, August First._ [_From which it will appear that contemporary journals are not always trustworthy._] This August weather is really unbearable.
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
fliesnounUS /flaɪz/
(theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
From this reading Nobody but flies can be happy in it, and they are part of the general misery.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading THE POINT OF VIEW _Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Nobody but flies can be happy in it, and they are part of the general misery.
a square piece of cloth used for wiping the eyes or nose or as a costume accessory
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Nobody but flies can be happy in it, and they are part of the general misery.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nobody but flies can be happy in it, and they are part of the general misery.
invariablyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈveriəbli/
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Nepaug, August First._ [_From which it will appear that contemporary journals are not always trustworthy._] This August weather is really unbearable.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nepaug, August First._ [_From which it will appear that contemporary journals are not always trustworthy._] This August weather is really unbearable.
JournalnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading THE POINT OF VIEW _Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish.
journalsnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəlz/
plural of “journal” — a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading Nepaug, August First._ [_From which it will appear that contemporary journals are not always trustworthy._] This August weather is really unbearable.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
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 It is a very long time between five o'clock and breakfast.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading Nobody but flies can be happy in it, and they are part of the general misery.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading THE POINT OF VIEW _Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
Nepaug
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From this reading Nepaug, August First._ [_From which it will appear that contemporary journals are not always trustworthy._] This August weather is really unbearable.
no person; not anyone
From this reading Nobody but flies can be happy in it, and they are part of the general misery.
sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound)
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nepaug, August First._ [_From which it will appear that contemporary journals are not always trustworthy._] This August weather is really unbearable.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE POINT OF VIEW _Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
others
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From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Nobody but flies can be happy in it, and they are part of the general misery.
perching
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From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
pestsnounUS /pests/
plural of “pest” — a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading THE POINT OF VIEW _Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Nepaug, August First._ [_From which it will appear that contemporary journals are not always trustworthy._] This August weather is really unbearable.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
StandishnounUS /ˈstændɪʃ/
English colonist in America; leader of the Pilgrims in the early days of the Plymouth Colony (1584-1656)
From this reading THE POINT OF VIEW _Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
Susan
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From this reading THE POINT OF VIEW _Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nepaug, August First._ [_From which it will appear that contemporary journals are not always trustworthy._] This August weather is really unbearable.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE POINT OF VIEW _Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nobody but flies can be happy in it, and they are part of the general misery.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Nepaug, August First._ [_From which it will appear that contemporary journals are not always trustworthy._] This August weather is really unbearable.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading It is a very long time between five o'clock and breakfast.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
trustworthyadjectiveUS /ˈtrʌstwɜːrði/
worthy of trust or belief
From this reading Nepaug, August First._ [_From which it will appear that contemporary journals are not always trustworthy._] This August weather is really unbearable.
unbearableadjectiveUS /ənˈberəbəl/
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading Nepaug, August First._ [_From which it will appear that contemporary journals are not always trustworthy._] This August weather is really unbearable.
unprotectedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnprəˈtektɪd/
lacking protection or defense
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
precisely as stated
From this reading It is a very long time between five o'clock and breakfast.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading THE POINT OF VIEW _Extract from the Journal of Miss Susan Standish.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Nepaug, August First._ [_From which it will appear that contemporary journals are not always trustworthy._] This August weather is really unbearable.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Nepaug, August First._ [_From which it will appear that contemporary journals are not always trustworthy._] This August weather is really unbearable.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Nepaug, August First._ [_From which it will appear that contemporary journals are not always trustworthy._] This August weather is really unbearable.
winkverbUS /wɪŋk/
signal by winking
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I sleep with a handkerchief over my face to keep off the pests; but I invariably wake to find one perching on every unprotected spot, and the others buzzing about my ears, and making such a noise that I can't sleep a wink after five o'clock.
