used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thackeray--His Acerbity--The Baronet--The Parson--Medical Ladies--Glorvina--"A Serious Paradise."
Acerbitynoun
a sharp bitterness
From this reading Thackeray--His Acerbity--The Baronet--The Parson--Medical Ladies--Glorvina--"A Serious Paradise."
adornedadjectiveUS /əˈdɔːrnd/
provided with something intended to increase its beauty or distinction
From this reading He adorned with it almost everything he touched, but did not enter into it heart and soul, like a man of really joyous mirth-loving disposition.
all-pervading
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From this reading Thackeray resembled Lamb in the all-pervading character of his humour.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He adorned with it almost everything he touched, but did not enter into it heart and soul, like a man of really joyous mirth-loving disposition.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He adorned with it almost everything he touched, but did not enter into it heart and soul, like a man of really joyous mirth-loving disposition.
BaronetnounUS /ˈberənət/
a member of the British order of honor; ranks below a baron but above a knight
From this reading Thackeray--His Acerbity--The Baronet--The Parson--Medical Ladies--Glorvina--"A Serious Paradise."
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He adorned with it almost everything he touched, but did not enter into it heart and soul, like a man of really joyous mirth-loving disposition.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading His pages teem with sly hits and insinuations, but he never developes a comic scene, and we can scarcely find a single really laughable episode in the whole course of his works.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading Thackeray resembled Lamb in the all-pervading character of his humour.
comicadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmɪk/
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading His pages teem with sly hits and insinuations, but he never developes a comic scene, and we can scarcely find a single really laughable episode in the whole course of his works.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading His pages teem with sly hits and insinuations, but he never developes a comic scene, and we can scarcely find a single really laughable episode in the whole course of his works.
developes
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From this reading His pages teem with sly hits and insinuations, but he never developes a comic scene, and we can scarcely find a single really laughable episode in the whole course of his works.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He adorned with it almost everything he touched, but did not enter into it heart and soul, like a man of really joyous mirth-loving disposition.
your usual mood
From this reading He adorned with it almost everything he touched, but did not enter into it heart and soul, like a man of really joyous mirth-loving disposition.
to come or go into
From this reading He adorned with it almost everything he touched, but did not enter into it heart and soul, like a man of really joyous mirth-loving disposition.
episodenounUS /ˈepəsoʊd/
a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading His pages teem with sly hits and insinuations, but he never developes a comic scene, and we can scarcely find a single really laughable episode in the whole course of his works.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading He adorned with it almost everything he touched, but did not enter into it heart and soul, like a man of really joyous mirth-loving disposition.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading His pages teem with sly hits and insinuations, but he never developes a comic scene, and we can scarcely find a single really laughable episode in the whole course of his works.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading So little did he grasp or finish such pictures that we rarely select a passage from Thackeray for recitation.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading So little did he grasp or finish such pictures that we rarely select a passage from Thackeray for recitation.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading So little did he grasp or finish such pictures that we rarely select a passage from Thackeray for recitation.
Glorvina
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From this reading Thackeray--His Acerbity--The Baronet--The Parson--Medical Ladies--Glorvina--"A Serious Paradise."
hold firmly
From this reading So little did he grasp or finish such pictures that we rarely select a passage from Thackeray for recitation.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He adorned with it almost everything he touched, but did not enter into it heart and soul, like a man of really joyous mirth-loving disposition.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading He adorned with it almost everything he touched, but did not enter into it heart and soul, like a man of really joyous mirth-loving disposition.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Thackeray--His Acerbity--The Baronet--The Parson--Medical Ladies--Glorvina--"A Serious Paradise."
hitsnounUS /hɪts/
plural of “hit” — (baseball) a successful stroke in an athletic contest (especially in baseball)
From this reading His pages teem with sly hits and insinuations, but he never developes a comic scene, and we can scarcely find a single really laughable episode in the whole course of his works.
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading Thackeray resembled Lamb in the all-pervading character of his humour.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thackeray resembled Lamb in the all-pervading character of his humour.
insinuationsnounUS /ˌɪnsɪnjuːˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “insinuation” — an indirect (and usually malicious) implication
From this reading His pages teem with sly hits and insinuations, but he never developes a comic scene, and we can scarcely find a single really laughable episode in the whole course of his works.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He adorned with it almost everything he touched, but did not enter into it heart and soul, like a man of really joyous mirth-loving disposition.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He adorned with it almost everything he touched, but did not enter into it heart and soul, like a man of really joyous mirth-loving disposition.
joyousadjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪəs/
full of or characterized by joy
From this reading He adorned with it almost everything he touched, but did not enter into it heart and soul, like a man of really joyous mirth-loving disposition.
plural of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading Thackeray--His Acerbity--The Baronet--The Parson--Medical Ladies--Glorvina--"A Serious Paradise."
LambnounUS /læm/
young sheep
From this reading Thackeray resembled Lamb in the all-pervading character of his humour.
laughableadjectiveUS /ˈlæfəbəl/
so unreasonable as to invite derision
From this reading His pages teem with sly hits and insinuations, but he never developes a comic scene, and we can scarcely find a single really laughable episode in the whole course of his works.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading He adorned with it almost everything he touched, but did not enter into it heart and soul, like a man of really joyous mirth-loving disposition.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So little did he grasp or finish such pictures that we rarely select a passage from Thackeray for recitation.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He adorned with it almost everything he touched, but did not enter into it heart and soul, like a man of really joyous mirth-loving disposition.
MedicaladjectiveUS /ˈmedəkəl/
relating to the study or practice of medicine
From this reading Thackeray--His Acerbity--The Baronet--The Parson--Medical Ladies--Glorvina--"A Serious Paradise."
mirth-loving
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From this reading He adorned with it almost everything he touched, but did not enter into it heart and soul, like a man of really joyous mirth-loving disposition.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading His pages teem with sly hits and insinuations, but he never developes a comic scene, and we can scarcely find a single really laughable episode in the whole course of his works.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He adorned with it almost everything he touched, but did not enter into it heart and soul, like a man of really joyous mirth-loving disposition.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thackeray resembled Lamb in the all-pervading character of his humour.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading So little did he grasp or finish such pictures that we rarely select a passage from Thackeray for recitation.
plural of “page” — 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 His pages teem with sly hits and insinuations, but he never developes a comic scene, and we can scarcely find a single really laughable episode in the whole course of his works.
ParadisenounUS /ˈperədaɪs/
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading Thackeray--His Acerbity--The Baronet--The Parson--Medical Ladies--Glorvina--"A Serious Paradise."
ParsonnounUS /ˈpɑːrsən/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Thackeray--His Acerbity--The Baronet--The Parson--Medical Ladies--Glorvina--"A Serious Paradise."
the act of passing from one state or place to the next
From this reading So little did he grasp or finish such pictures that we rarely select a passage from Thackeray for recitation.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading So little did he grasp or finish such pictures that we rarely select a passage from Thackeray for recitation.
rarelyadverbUS /ˈrerli/
not often
From this reading So little did he grasp or finish such pictures that we rarely select a passage from Thackeray for recitation.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading He adorned with it almost everything he touched, but did not enter into it heart and soul, like a man of really joyous mirth-loving disposition.
recitationnounUS /ˌresəˈteɪʃən/
written matter that is recited from memory
From this reading So little did he grasp or finish such pictures that we rarely select a passage from Thackeray for recitation.
resembledverbUS /rɪˈzembəld/
past form of “resemble” — appear like; be similar or bear a likeness to
From this reading Thackeray resembled Lamb in the all-pervading character of his humour.
only a very short time before
From this reading His pages teem with sly hits and insinuations, but he never developes a comic scene, and we can scarcely find a single really laughable episode in the whole course of his works.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading His pages teem with sly hits and insinuations, but he never developes a comic scene, and we can scarcely find a single really laughable episode in the whole course of his works.
selectadjectiveUS /səˈlekt/
of superior grade
From this reading So little did he grasp or finish such pictures that we rarely select a passage from Thackeray for recitation.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading Thackeray--His Acerbity--The Baronet--The Parson--Medical Ladies--Glorvina--"A Serious Paradise."
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading His pages teem with sly hits and insinuations, but he never developes a comic scene, and we can scarcely find a single really laughable episode in the whole course of his works.
slyadjectiveUS /slaɪ/
marked by skill in deception
From this reading His pages teem with sly hits and insinuations, but he never developes a comic scene, and we can scarcely find a single really laughable episode in the whole course of his works.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So little did he grasp or finish such pictures that we rarely select a passage from Thackeray for recitation.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading He adorned with it almost everything he touched, but did not enter into it heart and soul, like a man of really joyous mirth-loving disposition.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading So little did he grasp or finish such pictures that we rarely select a passage from Thackeray for recitation.
teemverbUS /tiːm/
be teeming, be abuzz
From this reading His pages teem with sly hits and insinuations, but he never developes a comic scene, and we can scarcely find a single really laughable episode in the whole course of his works.
ThackeraynounUS /ˈθækəri/
English writer (born in India) (1811-1863)
From this reading Thackeray--His Acerbity--The Baronet--The Parson--Medical Ladies--Glorvina--"A Serious Paradise."
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So little did he grasp or finish such pictures that we rarely select a passage from Thackeray for recitation.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thackeray--His Acerbity--The Baronet--The Parson--Medical Ladies--Glorvina--"A Serious Paradise."
having come into contact
From this reading He adorned with it almost everything he touched, but did not enter into it heart and soul, like a man of really joyous mirth-loving disposition.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading His pages teem with sly hits and insinuations, but he never developes a comic scene, and we can scarcely find a single really laughable episode in the whole course of his works.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading His pages teem with sly hits and insinuations, but he never developes a comic scene, and we can scarcely find a single really laughable episode in the whole course of his works.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He adorned with it almost everything he touched, but did not enter into it heart and soul, like a man of really joyous mirth-loving disposition.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading His pages teem with sly hits and insinuations, but he never developes a comic scene, and we can scarcely find a single really laughable episode in the whole course of his works.
