used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Well, I am preaching.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
angryadjectiveUS /ˈæŋɡri/
feeling or showing anger
From this reading It is the kind of book you must go on reading,--angry, rebelling at every page, but never leaving it till you've reached the last word.
arrogantadjectiveUS /ˈerəɡənt/
having or showing feelings of unwarranted importance out of overbearing pride
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is the kind of book you must go on reading,--angry, rebelling at every page, but never leaving it till you've reached the last word.
for the reason that
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The book really has made me unhappy.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
can't
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From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
citadelnounUS /ˈsɪt.ə.del/
A fortress protecting a city, metaphorically representing the invincible inner sanctuary of the rational mind.
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It is the kind of book you must go on reading,--angry, rebelling at every page, but never leaving it till you've reached the last word.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
furthestadverbUS /ˈfɜːrθəst/
to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (“furthest” is used more often than “farthest” in this abstract sense)
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading It is the kind of book you must go on reading,--angry, rebelling at every page, but never leaving it till you've reached the last word.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The book really has made me unhappy.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Well, I am preaching.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is the kind of book you must go on reading,--angry, rebelling at every page, but never leaving it till you've reached the last word.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is the kind of book you must go on reading,--angry, rebelling at every page, but never leaving it till you've reached the last word.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading It is the kind of book you must go on reading,--angry, rebelling at every page, but never leaving it till you've reached the last word.
immediately past
From this reading It is the kind of book you must go on reading,--angry, rebelling at every page, but never leaving it till you've reached the last word.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
the act of departing
From this reading It is the kind of book you must go on reading,--angry, rebelling at every page, but never leaving it till you've reached the last word.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading The book really has made me unhappy.
engage in
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
muddyadjectiveUS /ˈmʌdi/
(of soil) soft and watery
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It is the kind of book you must go on reading,--angry, rebelling at every page, but never leaving it till you've reached the last word.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading It is the kind of book you must go on reading,--angry, rebelling at every page, but never leaving it till you've reached the last word.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is the kind of book you must go on reading,--angry, rebelling at every page, but never leaving it till you've reached the last word.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
many times at short intervals
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is the kind of book you must go on reading,--angry, rebelling at every page, but never leaving it till you've reached the last word.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
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 It is the kind of book you must go on reading,--angry, rebelling at every page, but never leaving it till you've reached the last word.
parsonnounUS /ˈpɑːrsən/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
preachingnounUS /ˈpriːtʃɪŋ/
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading Well, I am preaching.
prophetsnounUS /ˈprɑːfəts/
the second of three divisions of the Hebrew Scriptures
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
pulpitnounUS /ˈpʊlpɪt/
a platform raised above the surrounding level to give prominence to the person on it
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading It is the kind of book you must go on reading,--angry, rebelling at every page, but never leaving it till you've reached the last word.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading It is the kind of book you must go on reading,--angry, rebelling at every page, but never leaving it till you've reached the last word.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading The book really has made me unhappy.
rebellingverbUS /rɪˈbelɪŋ/
inflected form of “rebel” — take part in a rebellion; renounce a former allegiance
From this reading It is the kind of book you must go on reading,--angry, rebelling at every page, but never leaving it till you've reached the last word.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
move or cause to move back and forth
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
propel through the air
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
up to a particular time
From this reading It is the kind of book you must go on reading,--angry, rebelling at every page, but never leaving it till you've reached the last word.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading The book really has made me unhappy.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
precisely as stated
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
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 Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, I am preaching.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading It is the kind of book you must go on reading,--angry, rebelling at every page, but never leaving it till you've reached the last word.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
wouldn't
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From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I would make a very arrogant parson, wouldn't I, laying down the law more often than the prophets from that safe citadel, a pulpit; but please have patience, for I want you to comfort me.
you've
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From this reading It is the kind of book you must go on reading,--angry, rebelling at every page, but never leaving it till you've reached the last word.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading Then you throw it as hard as you can into the furthest corner of the room, and shake yourself as a dog does, come up out of muddy water, and think to shake it off as easily as he does his mud; but you can't, because it has burned itself into your soul.
