used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You have only to let them stray into the garden or field, and be happy in the best way a little unformed mind can he.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The wickedness, to me, consists in making Sunday, which should be a delight, such a tedium, that, in after years, whenever the word strikes upon the ear, or the day returns, the first impulse is to shun and evade it.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You have only to let them stray into the garden or field, and be happy in the best way a little unformed mind can he.
plural of “animal” — a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Or, if the weather interferes with this, the barn and the animals are a never-failing source of pleasure to it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Or, if the weather interferes with this, the barn and the animals are a never-failing source of pleasure to it.
barnnounUS /bɑːrn/
an outlying farm building for storing grain or animal feed and housing farm animals
From this reading Or, if the weather interferes with this, the barn and the animals are a never-failing source of pleasure to it.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading You have only to let them stray into the garden or field, and be happy in the best way a little unformed mind can he.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading You have only to let them stray into the garden or field, and be happy in the best way a little unformed mind can he.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading You have only to let them stray into the garden or field, and be happy in the best way a little unformed mind can he.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading In the country it is much easier to make Sunday pleasant for children than in the city.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading In the country it is much easier to make Sunday pleasant for children than in the city.
consistsverbUS /kənˈsɪsts/
third-person singular of “consist” — originate
From this reading The wickedness, to me, consists in making Sunday, which should be a delight, such a tedium, that, in after years, whenever the word strikes upon the ear, or the day returns, the first impulse is to shun and evade it.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading In the country it is much easier to make Sunday pleasant for children than in the city.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The wickedness, to me, consists in making Sunday, which should be a delight, such a tedium, that, in after years, whenever the word strikes upon the ear, or the day returns, the first impulse is to shun and evade it.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading The wickedness, to me, consists in making Sunday, which should be a delight, such a tedium, that, in after years, whenever the word strikes upon the ear, or the day returns, the first impulse is to shun and evade it.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading There are those who might think it "wicked" to do this.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The wickedness, to me, consists in making Sunday, which should be a delight, such a tedium, that, in after years, whenever the word strikes upon the ear, or the day returns, the first impulse is to shun and evade it.
comparative of “easy” — posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading In the country it is much easier to make Sunday pleasant for children than in the city.
evadeverbUS /ɪˈveɪd/
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading The wickedness, to me, consists in making Sunday, which should be a delight, such a tedium, that, in after years, whenever the word strikes upon the ear, or the day returns, the first impulse is to shun and evade it.
a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
From this reading You have only to let them stray into the garden or field, and be happy in the best way a little unformed mind can he.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The wickedness, to me, consists in making Sunday, which should be a delight, such a tedium, that, in after years, whenever the word strikes upon the ear, or the day returns, the first impulse is to shun and evade it.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In the country it is much easier to make Sunday pleasant for children than in the city.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading You have only to let them stray into the garden or field, and be happy in the best way a little unformed mind can he.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading You have only to let them stray into the garden or field, and be happy in the best way a little unformed mind can he.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You have only to let them stray into the garden or field, and be happy in the best way a little unformed mind can he.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You have only to let them stray into the garden or field, and be happy in the best way a little unformed mind can he.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Or, if the weather interferes with this, the barn and the animals are a never-failing source of pleasure to it.
an instinctive motive
From this reading The wickedness, to me, consists in making Sunday, which should be a delight, such a tedium, that, in after years, whenever the word strikes upon the ear, or the day returns, the first impulse is to shun and evade it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In the country it is much easier to make Sunday pleasant for children than in the city.
interferesverbUS /ˌɪntərˈfɪrz/
third-person singular of “interfere” — come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading Or, if the weather interferes with this, the barn and the animals are a never-failing source of pleasure to it.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading You have only to let them stray into the garden or field, and be happy in the best way a little unformed mind can he.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading In the country it is much easier to make Sunday pleasant for children than in the city.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the country it is much easier to make Sunday pleasant for children than in the city.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading You have only to let them stray into the garden or field, and be happy in the best way a little unformed mind can he.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You have only to let them stray into the garden or field, and be happy in the best way a little unformed mind can he.
engage in
From this reading In the country it is much easier to make Sunday pleasant for children than in the city.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading The wickedness, to me, consists in making Sunday, which should be a delight, such a tedium, that, in after years, whenever the word strikes upon the ear, or the day returns, the first impulse is to shun and evade it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The wickedness, to me, consists in making Sunday, which should be a delight, such a tedium, that, in after years, whenever the word strikes upon the ear, or the day returns, the first impulse is to shun and evade it.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading There are those who might think it "wicked" to do this.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading You have only to let them stray into the garden or field, and be happy in the best way a little unformed mind can he.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading In the country it is much easier to make Sunday pleasant for children than in the city.
never-failing
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From this reading Or, if the weather interferes with this, the barn and the animals are a never-failing source of pleasure to it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Or, if the weather interferes with this, the barn and the animals are a never-failing source of pleasure to it.
and nothing more
From this reading You have only to let them stray into the garden or field, and be happy in the best way a little unformed mind can he.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You have only to let them stray into the garden or field, and be happy in the best way a little unformed mind can he.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading In the country it is much easier to make Sunday pleasant for children than in the city.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Or, if the weather interferes with this, the barn and the animals are a never-failing source of pleasure to it.
returnsnounUS /rɪˈtɜːrnz/
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading The wickedness, to me, consists in making Sunday, which should be a delight, such a tedium, that, in after years, whenever the word strikes upon the ear, or the day returns, the first impulse is to shun and evade it.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The wickedness, to me, consists in making Sunday, which should be a delight, such a tedium, that, in after years, whenever the word strikes upon the ear, or the day returns, the first impulse is to shun and evade it.
shunverbUS /ʃʌn/
avoid and stay away from deliberately; stay clear of
From this reading The wickedness, to me, consists in making Sunday, which should be a delight, such a tedium, that, in after years, whenever the word strikes upon the ear, or the day returns, the first impulse is to shun and evade it.
the place where something begins, where it springs into being
From this reading Or, if the weather interferes with this, the barn and the animals are a never-failing source of pleasure to it.
strayverbUS /streɪ/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading You have only to let them stray into the garden or field, and be happy in the best way a little unformed mind can he.
strikesnounUS /straɪks/
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading The wickedness, to me, consists in making Sunday, which should be a delight, such a tedium, that, in after years, whenever the word strikes upon the ear, or the day returns, the first impulse is to shun and evade it.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading The wickedness, to me, consists in making Sunday, which should be a delight, such a tedium, that, in after years, whenever the word strikes upon the ear, or the day returns, the first impulse is to shun and evade it.
first day of the week; observed as a day of rest and worship by most Christians
From this reading In the country it is much easier to make Sunday pleasant for children than in the city.
tediumnounUS /ˈtiːdiəm/
the feeling of being bored by something tedious
From this reading The wickedness, to me, consists in making Sunday, which should be a delight, such a tedium, that, in after years, whenever the word strikes upon the ear, or the day returns, the first impulse is to shun and evade it.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading In the country it is much easier to make Sunday pleasant for children than in the city.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The wickedness, to me, consists in making Sunday, which should be a delight, such a tedium, that, in after years, whenever the word strikes upon the ear, or the day returns, the first impulse is to shun and evade it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the country it is much easier to make Sunday pleasant for children than in the city.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading You have only to let them stray into the garden or field, and be happy in the best way a little unformed mind can he.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are those who might think it "wicked" to do this.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading There are those who might think it "wicked" to do this.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Or, if the weather interferes with this, the barn and the animals are a never-failing source of pleasure to it.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There are those who might think it "wicked" to do this.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In the country it is much easier to make Sunday pleasant for children than in the city.
unformedadjectiveUS /ənˈfɔːrmd/
not having form or shape
From this reading You have only to let them stray into the garden or field, and be happy in the best way a little unformed mind can he.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The wickedness, to me, consists in making Sunday, which should be a delight, such a tedium, that, in after years, whenever the word strikes upon the ear, or the day returns, the first impulse is to shun and evade it.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading You have only to let them stray into the garden or field, and be happy in the best way a little unformed mind can he.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading Or, if the weather interferes with this, the barn and the animals are a never-failing source of pleasure to it.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading The wickedness, to me, consists in making Sunday, which should be a delight, such a tedium, that, in after years, whenever the word strikes upon the ear, or the day returns, the first impulse is to shun and evade it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The wickedness, to me, consists in making Sunday, which should be a delight, such a tedium, that, in after years, whenever the word strikes upon the ear, or the day returns, the first impulse is to shun and evade it.
which person or people
From this reading There are those who might think it "wicked" to do this.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading There are those who might think it "wicked" to do this.
wickednessnounUS /ˈwɪkədnəs/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading The wickedness, to me, consists in making Sunday, which should be a delight, such a tedium, that, in after years, whenever the word strikes upon the ear, or the day returns, the first impulse is to shun and evade it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Or, if the weather interferes with this, the barn and the animals are a never-failing source of pleasure to it.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading The wickedness, to me, consists in making Sunday, which should be a delight, such a tedium, that, in after years, whenever the word strikes upon the ear, or the day returns, the first impulse is to shun and evade it.
a late time of life
From this reading The wickedness, to me, consists in making Sunday, which should be a delight, such a tedium, that, in after years, whenever the word strikes upon the ear, or the day returns, the first impulse is to shun and evade it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You have only to let them stray into the garden or field, and be happy in the best way a little unformed mind can he.
