AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Voices."--_Songs of Two Worlds_ After tea Fergus's mother turned to the two boys.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
bidsnounUS /bɪdz/
plural of “bid” — an authoritative direction or instruction to do something
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plural of “boy” — a youthful male person
From this reading "Voices."--_Songs of Two Worlds_ After tea Fergus's mother turned to the two boys.
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
fantasiesnounUS /ˈfæntəsiz/
plural of “fantasy” — imagination unrestricted by reality
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Fergus
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From this reading "Play the last thing, please," said Fergus.
Fergus's
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fineradjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnər/
(comparative of “fine”) greater in quality or excellence
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
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Gratian
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greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
inarticulateadjectiveUS /ˌɪnɑːrˈtɪkjələt/
without or deprived of the use of speech or words
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the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
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a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
immediately past
From this reading "Play the last thing, please," said Fergus.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
liftsnounUS /lɪfts/
plural of “lift” — the act of giving temporary assistance
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prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading "Voices."--_Songs of Two Worlds_ After tea Fergus's mother turned to the two boys.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
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in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
participate in games or sport
From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
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move upward
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being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
a general conscious awareness
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used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
plural of “song” — a short musical composition with words
From this reading "Voices."--_Songs of Two Worlds_ After tea Fergus's mother turned to the two boys.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
a beverage made by steeping tea leaves in water
From this reading "Voices."--_Songs of Two Worlds_ After tea Fergus's mother turned to the two boys.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Voices."--_Songs of Two Worlds_ After tea Fergus's mother turned to the two boys.
a special situation
From this reading "Play the last thing, please," said Fergus.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "Voices."--_Songs of Two Worlds_ After tea Fergus's mother turned to the two boys.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Voices."--_Songs of Two Worlds_ After tea Fergus's mother turned to the two boys.
plural of “voice” — the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Voices."--_Songs of Two Worlds_ After tea Fergus's mother turned to the two boys.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "Shall I play to you now?" she said, "or shall we first show Gratian the pictures?"
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
at the time that
From this reading "I like to keep it in my mind when I go to bed--it makes me sleep better.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading MUSIC AND COUNSEL "What is this strange new life, this finer sense, Which lifts me out of self, and bids me ... rise to glorious thought High hopes, and inarticulate fantasies?"
WorldsnounUS /wɜːrldz/
plural of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Voices."--_Songs of Two Worlds_ After tea Fergus's mother turned to the two boys.
the person or people being spoken to
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