used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
to or in a foreign country
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
plural of “age” — how long something has existed
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
betrayverbUS /bɪˈtreɪ/
reveal unintentionally
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
brieflyadverbUS /ˈbriːfli/
for a short time
From this reading And the reason, briefly put, was that there I knew myself alone, whereas here I knew myself never alone.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
rid of obstructions
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
desolateadjectiveUS /ˈdesələt/
providing no shelter or sustenance
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
a fat-soluble vitamin that is essential for normal reproduction; an important antioxidant that neutralizes free radicals in the body
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading This sense of a populated Nature grew.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
homelyadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊmli/
lacking in physical beauty or proportion
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
intercoursenounUS /ˈɪntərkɔːrs/
communication between individuals
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
joysnounUS /dʒɔɪz/
plural of “joy” — the emotion of great happiness
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading And the reason, briefly put, was that there I knew myself alone, whereas here I knew myself never alone.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
diode such that light emitted at a p-n junction is proportional to the bias current; color depends on the material used
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
past form of “mingle” — to bring or combine together or with something else
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
Monzoni
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From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading And the reason, briefly put, was that there I knew myself alone, whereas here I knew myself never alone.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
nervousnessnounUS /ˈnɜːrvəsnəs/
the anxious feeling you have when you have the jitters
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading And the reason, briefly put, was that there I knew myself alone, whereas here I knew myself never alone.
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
not any; not one
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
not one, and not any
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
and nothing more
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
onwardadverbUS /ˈɔːnwərd/
forward in time or order or degree
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
peacefuladjectiveUS /ˈpiːsfəl/
not disturbed by strife or turmoil or war
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
populatedadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːpjəleɪtɪd/
furnished with inhabitants
From this reading This sense of a populated Nature grew.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading And the reason, briefly put, was that there I knew myself alone, whereas here I knew myself never alone.
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading And the reason, briefly put, was that there I knew myself alone, whereas here I knew myself never alone.
revealingadjectiveUS /rɪˈviːlɪŋ/
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading This sense of a populated Nature grew.
sorrowsnounUS /ˈsɑːroʊz/
plural of “sorrow” — an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
happening unexpectedly
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
an impression that something might be the case
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And the reason, briefly put, was that there I knew myself alone, whereas here I knew myself never alone.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
uneasinessnounUS /ˌʌˈniːzinəs/
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
weighedverbUS /weɪd/
past form of “weigh” — have a certain weight
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
whereasconjunctionUS /weˈræz/
in contrast with the fact that
From this reading And the reason, briefly put, was that there I knew myself alone, whereas here I knew myself never alone.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
accumulated knowledge or erudition or enlightenment
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Meanwhile my intercourse with Nature now began to betray itself in curious little ways, and none more revealing of this mingled joy and nervousness than my growing excitement on being abroad after dark alone.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading “_A thousand ages onward led Their joys and sorrows to that hour; No wisdom weighed, no word was said, For only what we were had power._”--A. E.
but in spite of that
From this reading In the far more desolate Monzoni Valley a few weeks before I had passed whole nights in the open without the least suspicion of uneasiness, yet here, amid these friendly woods, covered by this homely, peaceful valley, it was suddenly made clear to me that I had nerves.
