used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Lynn, in whose composition had run from babyhood a marked vein of poetry, shook her hair back from her face.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "I made a song about it down at the waterfall the other day," she said.
from one side of something to the other
From this reading TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It makes me quite mis'rable to see it standing there in the sun with its eyes shut up tight as if it wanted to wake up on'y it darerunt."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
babyhoodnounUS /ˈbeɪbihʊd/
the early stage of growth or development
From this reading Lynn, in whose composition had run from babyhood a marked vein of poetry, shook her hair back from her face.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Lynn, in whose composition had run from babyhood a marked vein of poetry, shook her hair back from her face.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
the qualities that give pleasure to the senses
From this reading "Like the Sleeping Beauty," said Pauline.
COMMISSIONnounUS /kəˈmɪʃən/
a special group delegated to consider some matter
From this reading TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
compositionnounUS /ˌkɑːmpəˈzɪʃən/
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading Lynn, in whose composition had run from babyhood a marked vein of poetry, shook her hair back from her face.
darerunt
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From this reading It makes me quite mis'rable to see it standing there in the sun with its eyes shut up tight as if it wanted to wake up on'y it darerunt."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I made a song about it down at the waterfall the other day," she said.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "I made a song about it down at the waterfall the other day," she said.
opinion or judgment
From this reading It makes me quite mis'rable to see it standing there in the sun with its eyes shut up tight as if it wanted to wake up on'y it darerunt."
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Lynn, in whose composition had run from babyhood a marked vein of poetry, shook her hair back from her face.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Lynn, in whose composition had run from babyhood a marked vein of poetry, shook her hair back from her face.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
the act of departing
From this reading TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Lynn, in whose composition had run from babyhood a marked vein of poetry, shook her hair back from her face.
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading Lynn, in whose composition had run from babyhood a marked vein of poetry, shook her hair back from her face.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Lynn, in whose composition had run from babyhood a marked vein of poetry, shook her hair back from her face.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I made a song about it down at the waterfall the other day," she said.
I'm
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From this reading TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It makes me quite mis'rable to see it standing there in the sun with its eyes shut up tight as if it wanted to wake up on'y it darerunt."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It makes me quite mis'rable to see it standing there in the sun with its eyes shut up tight as if it wanted to wake up on'y it darerunt."
it's
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From this reading TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It makes me quite mis'rable to see it standing there in the sun with its eyes shut up tight as if it wanted to wake up on'y it darerunt."
LARKIN
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From this reading TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
immediately past
From this reading TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Like the Sleeping Beauty," said Pauline.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
Lynn
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From this reading TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "I made a song about it down at the waterfall the other day," she said.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading It makes me quite mis'rable to see it standing there in the sun with its eyes shut up tight as if it wanted to wake up on'y it darerunt."
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading Lynn, in whose composition had run from babyhood a marked vein of poetry, shook her hair back from her face.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It makes me quite mis'rable to see it standing there in the sun with its eyes shut up tight as if it wanted to wake up on'y it darerunt."
mis'rable
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From this reading It makes me quite mis'rable to see it standing there in the sun with its eyes shut up tight as if it wanted to wake up on'y it darerunt."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
on'y
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From this reading It makes me quite mis'rable to see it standing there in the sun with its eyes shut up tight as if it wanted to wake up on'y it darerunt."
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading "I made a song about it down at the waterfall the other day," she said.
PaulineadjectiveUS /pɔːˈliːn/
relating to Paul the Apostle or his doctrines
From this reading "Like the Sleeping Beauty," said Pauline.
literature in metrical form
From this reading Lynn, in whose composition had run from babyhood a marked vein of poetry, shook her hair back from her face.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It makes me quite mis'rable to see it standing there in the sun with its eyes shut up tight as if it wanted to wake up on'y it darerunt."
move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading Lynn, in whose composition had run from babyhood a marked vein of poetry, shook her hair back from her face.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading It makes me quite mis'rable to see it standing there in the sun with its eyes shut up tight as if it wanted to wake up on'y it darerunt."
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "I made a song about it down at the waterfall the other day," she said.
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading Lynn, in whose composition had run from babyhood a marked vein of poetry, shook her hair back from her face.
move so that an opening or passage is obstructed; make shut
From this reading It makes me quite mis'rable to see it standing there in the sun with its eyes shut up tight as if it wanted to wake up on'y it darerunt."
the state of being asleep
From this reading "Like the Sleeping Beauty," said Pauline.
a short musical composition with words
From this reading "I made a song about it down at the waterfall the other day," she said.
having a supporting base
From this reading It makes me quite mis'rable to see it standing there in the sun with its eyes shut up tight as if it wanted to wake up on'y it darerunt."
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading It makes me quite mis'rable to see it standing there in the sun with its eyes shut up tight as if it wanted to wake up on'y it darerunt."
Tenby
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It makes me quite mis'rable to see it standing there in the sun with its eyes shut up tight as if it wanted to wake up on'y it darerunt."
in or at that place or location
From this reading It makes me quite mis'rable to see it standing there in the sun with its eyes shut up tight as if it wanted to wake up on'y it darerunt."
a special situation
From this reading TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
tightadjectiveUS /taɪt/
closely constrained or constricted or constricting
From this reading It makes me quite mis'rable to see it standing there in the sun with its eyes shut up tight as if it wanted to wake up on'y it darerunt."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
TREATINGverbUS /ˈtriːtɪŋ/
-ing form of “treat” — interact in a certain way
From this reading TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading It makes me quite mis'rable to see it standing there in the sun with its eyes shut up tight as if it wanted to wake up on'y it darerunt."
veinnounUS /veɪn/
a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading Lynn, in whose composition had run from babyhood a marked vein of poetry, shook her hair back from her face.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading It makes me quite mis'rable to see it standing there in the sun with its eyes shut up tight as if it wanted to wake up on'y it darerunt."
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading It makes me quite mis'rable to see it standing there in the sun with its eyes shut up tight as if it wanted to wake up on'y it darerunt."
waterfallnounUS /ˈwɔːtərfɔːl/
a steep descent of the water of a river
From this reading "I made a song about it down at the waterfall the other day," she said.
(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 TREATING OF LARKIN AND HIS COMMISSION "Well," said Lynn, looking across at "Tenby," "I'm glad it's going to be lived in at last, poor thing.
belonging to which person
From this reading Lynn, in whose composition had run from babyhood a marked vein of poetry, shook her hair back from her face.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It makes me quite mis'rable to see it standing there in the sun with its eyes shut up tight as if it wanted to wake up on'y it darerunt."
