used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It is not a pleasant epoch in one's life, the first forty-eight hours at a large public school.
advancementnounUS /ədˈvænsmənt/
encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
From this reading If there were nothing else, for instance, the unceasing query, "What's your name?" makes you feel the possession of a cognomen at all a serious burden and bar to advancement in life.
affectsnounUS /əˈfekts/
plural of “affect” — the conscious subjective aspect of feeling or emotion
From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
how long something has existed
From this reading I have known strong-minded men of mature age confess that they never thought of it without a shiver.
(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 If there were nothing else, for instance, the unceasing query, "What's your name?" makes you feel the possession of a cognomen at all a serious burden and bar to advancement in life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
annoyancesnounUS /əˈnɔɪənsɪz/
plural of “annoyance” — the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
aquilae
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From this reading "Neque imbellem feroces Progenerant aquilae columbam."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is not a pleasant epoch in one's life, the first forty-eight hours at a large public school.
a room or establishment where alcoholic drinks are served over a counter
From this reading If there were nothing else, for instance, the unceasing query, "What's your name?" makes you feel the possession of a cognomen at all a serious burden and bar to advancement in life.
an onerous or difficult concern
From this reading If there were nothing else, for instance, the unceasing query, "What's your name?" makes you feel the possession of a cognomen at all a serious burden and bar to advancement in life.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
cognomennoun
a familiar name for a person (often a shortened version of a person's given name)
From this reading If there were nothing else, for instance, the unceasing query, "What's your name?" makes you feel the possession of a cognomen at all a serious burden and bar to advancement in life.
columbam
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From this reading "Neque imbellem feroces Progenerant aquilae columbam."
confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure
From this reading I have known strong-minded men of mature age confess that they never thought of it without a shiver.
determine the number or amount of
From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
debutants
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From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
don't
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From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
else
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From this reading If there were nothing else, for instance, the unceasing query, "What's your name?" makes you feel the possession of a cognomen at all a serious burden and bar to advancement in life.
epochnounUS /ˈepək/
a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
From this reading It is not a pleasant epoch in one's life, the first forty-eight hours at a large public school.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading If there were nothing else, for instance, the unceasing query, "What's your name?" makes you feel the possession of a cognomen at all a serious burden and bar to advancement in life.
feroces
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From this reading "Neque imbellem feroces Progenerant aquilae columbam."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It is not a pleasant epoch in one's life, the first forty-eight hours at a large public school.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If there were nothing else, for instance, the unceasing query, "What's your name?" makes you feel the possession of a cognomen at all a serious burden and bar to advancement in life.
forty-eightadjective
being eight more than forty
From this reading It is not a pleasant epoch in one's life, the first forty-eight hours at a large public school.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have known strong-minded men of mature age confess that they never thought of it without a shiver.
home-sickness
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From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading It is not a pleasant epoch in one's life, the first forty-eight hours at a large public school.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have known strong-minded men of mature age confess that they never thought of it without a shiver.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If there were nothing else, for instance, the unceasing query, "What's your name?" makes you feel the possession of a cognomen at all a serious burden and bar to advancement in life.
imbellem
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From this reading "Neque imbellem feroces Progenerant aquilae columbam."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is not a pleasant epoch in one's life, the first forty-eight hours at a large public school.
free from evil or guilt
From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
an occurrence of something
From this reading If there were nothing else, for instance, the unceasing query, "What's your name?" makes you feel the possession of a cognomen at all a serious burden and bar to advancement in life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is not a pleasant epoch in one's life, the first forty-eight hours at a large public school.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is not a pleasant epoch in one's life, the first forty-eight hours at a large public school.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading I have known strong-minded men of mature age confess that they never thought of it without a shiver.
largeadjectiveUS /lɑːrdʒ/
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It is not a pleasant epoch in one's life, the first forty-eight hours at a large public school.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It is not a pleasant epoch in one's life, the first forty-eight hours at a large public school.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
engage in
From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading If there were nothing else, for instance, the unceasing query, "What's your name?" makes you feel the possession of a cognomen at all a serious burden and bar to advancement in life.
matureadjectiveUS /məˈtʃʊr/
characteristic of maturity
From this reading I have known strong-minded men of mature age confess that they never thought of it without a shiver.
the force of workers available
From this reading I have known strong-minded men of mature age confess that they never thought of it without a shiver.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading If there were nothing else, for instance, the unceasing query, "What's your name?" makes you feel the possession of a cognomen at all a serious burden and bar to advancement in life.
Neque
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From this reading "Neque imbellem feroces Progenerant aquilae columbam."
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I have known strong-minded men of mature age confess that they never thought of it without a shiver.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is not a pleasant epoch in one's life, the first forty-eight hours at a large public school.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading If there were nothing else, for instance, the unceasing query, "What's your name?" makes you feel the possession of a cognomen at all a serious burden and bar to advancement in life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have known strong-minded men of mature age confess that they never thought of it without a shiver.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
one's
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From this reading It is not a pleasant epoch in one's life, the first forty-eight hours at a large public school.
and nothing more
From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
by chance
From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading It is not a pleasant epoch in one's life, the first forty-eight hours at a large public school.
the act of having and controlling property
From this reading If there were nothing else, for instance, the unceasing query, "What's your name?" makes you feel the possession of a cognomen at all a serious burden and bar to advancement in life.
Progenerant
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From this reading "Neque imbellem feroces Progenerant aquilae columbam."
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading It is not a pleasant epoch in one's life, the first forty-eight hours at a large public school.
querynounUS /ˈkwiːri/
an instance of questioning
From this reading If there were nothing else, for instance, the unceasing query, "What's your name?" makes you feel the possession of a cognomen at all a serious burden and bar to advancement in life.
an educational institution
From this reading It is not a pleasant epoch in one's life, the first forty-eight hours at a large public school.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading If there were nothing else, for instance, the unceasing query, "What's your name?" makes you feel the possession of a cognomen at all a serious burden and bar to advancement in life.
in a serious manner
From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
shiververbUS /ˈʃɪvər/
tremble convulsively, as from fear or excitement
From this reading I have known strong-minded men of mature age confess that they never thought of it without a shiver.
strong-mindedadjective
having a determined will
From this reading I have known strong-minded men of mature age confess that they never thought of it without a shiver.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have known strong-minded men of mature age confess that they never thought of it without a shiver.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is not a pleasant epoch in one's life, the first forty-eight hours at a large public school.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I have known strong-minded men of mature age confess that they never thought of it without a shiver.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I have known strong-minded men of mature age confess that they never thought of it without a shiver.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading If there were nothing else, for instance, the unceasing query, "What's your name?" makes you feel the possession of a cognomen at all a serious burden and bar to advancement in life.
a source of difficulty
From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
unceasingadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːsɪŋ/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading If there were nothing else, for instance, the unceasing query, "What's your name?" makes you feel the possession of a cognomen at all a serious burden and bar to advancement in life.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If there were nothing else, for instance, the unceasing query, "What's your name?" makes you feel the possession of a cognomen at all a serious burden and bar to advancement in life.
What's
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From this reading If there were nothing else, for instance, the unceasing query, "What's your name?" makes you feel the possession of a cognomen at all a serious burden and bar to advancement in life.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I don't count the home-sickness, which perhaps only affects seriously the most innocent of _debutants_, but there are other thousand and one little annoyances which make up a great trouble.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I have known strong-minded men of mature age confess that they never thought of it without a shiver.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If there were nothing else, for instance, the unceasing query, "What's your name?" makes you feel the possession of a cognomen at all a serious burden and bar to advancement in life.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If there were nothing else, for instance, the unceasing query, "What's your name?" makes you feel the possession of a cognomen at all a serious burden and bar to advancement in life.
