1892
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From this reading TO KNUT HAMSUN, _In memory of a day when the west wind and the rainbow met._ 1892-1893.
1893
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From this reading TO KNUT HAMSUN, _In memory of a day when the west wind and the rainbow met._ 1892-1893.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
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used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
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areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "_Fancies are toys of the brain, to write them down is to destroy them--as fancies! and yet_--" "_I gave him such a pretty toy to play with, and he is breaking it up.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "_Fancies are toys of the brain, to write them down is to destroy them--as fancies! and yet_--" "_I gave him such a pretty toy to play with, and he is breaking it up.
BiffnounUS /bɪf/
(boxing) a blow with the fist
From this reading When I say: 'You are very naughty, Biff; if you break it I shall whip you!' he only says_: "'_But I must, Mumsey, I must!_'" FRAGMENT OF A LETTER, 1893.
state capital and largest city of Massachusetts; a major center for banking and financial services
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that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading "_Fancies are toys of the brain, to write them down is to destroy them--as fancies! and yet_--" "_I gave him such a pretty toy to play with, and he is breaking it up.
terminate
From this reading When I say: 'You are very naughty, Biff; if you break it I shall whip you!' he only says_: "'_But I must, Mumsey, I must!_'" FRAGMENT OF A LETTER, 1893.
the act of breaking something
From this reading "_Fancies are toys of the brain, to write them down is to destroy them--as fancies! and yet_--" "_I gave him such a pretty toy to play with, and he is breaking it up.
plural of “brother” — a male with the same parents as someone else
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used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading When I say: 'You are very naughty, Biff; if you break it I shall whip you!' he only says_: "'_But I must, Mumsey, I must!_'" FRAGMENT OF A LETTER, 1893.
CAMBRIDGEnounUS /ˈkeɪmbrɪdʒ/
a university in England
From this reading University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading TO KNUT HAMSUN, _In memory of a day when the west wind and the rainbow met._ 1892-1893.
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading "_Fancies are toys of the brain, to write them down is to destroy them--as fancies! and yet_--" "_I gave him such a pretty toy to play with, and he is breaking it up.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading "_Fancies are toys of the brain, to write them down is to destroy them--as fancies! and yet_--" "_I gave him such a pretty toy to play with, and he is breaking it up.
Elkin
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FanciesnounUS /ˈfænsiz/
plural of “fancy” — something many people believe that is false
From this reading "_Fancies are toys of the brain, to write them down is to destroy them--as fancies! and yet_--" "_I gave him such a pretty toy to play with, and he is breaking it up.
FRAGMENTnounUS /ˈfræɡ.mənt/
A small part broken or separated off something larger.
From this reading When I say: 'You are very naughty, Biff; if you break it I shall whip you!' he only says_: "'_But I must, Mumsey, I must!_'" FRAGMENT OF A LETTER, 1893.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "_Fancies are toys of the brain, to write them down is to destroy them--as fancies! and yet_--" "_I gave him such a pretty toy to play with, and he is breaking it up.
HAMSUNnoun
Norwegian writer of novels (1859-1952)
From this reading TO KNUT HAMSUN, _In memory of a day when the west wind and the rainbow met._ 1892-1893.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "_Fancies are toys of the brain, to write them down is to destroy them--as fancies! and yet_--" "_I gave him such a pretty toy to play with, and he is breaking it up.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "_Fancies are toys of the brain, to write them down is to destroy them--as fancies! and yet_--" "_I gave him such a pretty toy to play with, and he is breaking it up.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "_Fancies are toys of the brain, to write them down is to destroy them--as fancies! and yet_--" "_I gave him such a pretty toy to play with, and he is breaking it up.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading When I say: 'You are very naughty, Biff; if you break it I shall whip you!' he only says_: "'_But I must, Mumsey, I must!_'" FRAGMENT OF A LETTER, 1893.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TO KNUT HAMSUN, _In memory of a day when the west wind and the rainbow met._ 1892-1893.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "_Fancies are toys of the brain, to write them down is to destroy them--as fancies! and yet_--" "_I gave him such a pretty toy to play with, and he is breaking it up.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "_Fancies are toys of the brain, to write them down is to destroy them--as fancies! and yet_--" "_I gave him such a pretty toy to play with, and he is breaking it up.
a room or building equipped with one or more toilets
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KNUTnounUS /knʌt/
king of Denmark and Norway who forced Edmund II to divide England with him; on the death of Edmund II, Canute became king of all England (994-1035)
From this reading TO KNUT HAMSUN, _In memory of a day when the west wind and the rainbow met._ 1892-1893.
a narrow way or road
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a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading When I say: 'You are very naughty, Biff; if you break it I shall whip you!' he only says_: "'_But I must, Mumsey, I must!_'" FRAGMENT OF A LETTER, 1893.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
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Mathews
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The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading TO KNUT HAMSUN, _In memory of a day when the west wind and the rainbow met._ 1892-1893.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading TO KNUT HAMSUN, _In memory of a day when the west wind and the rainbow met._ 1892-1893.
Mumsey
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From this reading When I say: 'You are very naughty, Biff; if you break it I shall whip you!' he only says_: "'_But I must, Mumsey, I must!_'" FRAGMENT OF A LETTER, 1893.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading When I say: 'You are very naughty, Biff; if you break it I shall whip you!' he only says_: "'_But I must, Mumsey, I must!_'" FRAGMENT OF A LETTER, 1893.
naughtyadjectiveUS /ˈnɔːti/
suggestive of sexual impropriety
From this reading When I say: 'You are very naughty, Biff; if you break it I shall whip you!' he only says_: "'_But I must, Mumsey, I must!_'" FRAGMENT OF A LETTER, 1893.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TO KNUT HAMSUN, _In memory of a day when the west wind and the rainbow met._ 1892-1893.
and nothing more
From this reading When I say: 'You are very naughty, Biff; if you break it I shall whip you!' he only says_: "'_But I must, Mumsey, I must!_'" FRAGMENT OF A LETTER, 1893.
participate in games or sport
From this reading "_Fancies are toys of the brain, to write them down is to destroy them--as fancies! and yet_--" "_I gave him such a pretty toy to play with, and he is breaking it up.
exert pressure or force to or upon
From this reading University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading "_Fancies are toys of the brain, to write them down is to destroy them--as fancies! and yet_--" "_I gave him such a pretty toy to play with, and he is breaking it up.
rainbownounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading TO KNUT HAMSUN, _In memory of a day when the west wind and the rainbow met._ 1892-1893.
RobertsnounUS /ˈrɑːbərts/
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
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1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
express in words
From this reading When I say: 'You are very naughty, Biff; if you break it I shall whip you!' he only says_: "'_But I must, Mumsey, I must!_'" FRAGMENT OF A LETTER, 1893.
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading When I say: 'You are very naughty, Biff; if you break it I shall whip you!' he only says_: "'_But I must, Mumsey, I must!_'" FRAGMENT OF A LETTER, 1893.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading When I say: 'You are very naughty, Biff; if you break it I shall whip you!' he only says_: "'_But I must, Mumsey, I must!_'" FRAGMENT OF A LETTER, 1893.
a male human offspring
From this reading University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
St
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of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "_Fancies are toys of the brain, to write them down is to destroy them--as fancies! and yet_--" "_I gave him such a pretty toy to play with, and he is breaking it up.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TO KNUT HAMSUN, _In memory of a day when the west wind and the rainbow met._ 1892-1893.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading "_Fancies are toys of the brain, to write them down is to destroy them--as fancies! and yet_--" "_I gave him such a pretty toy to play with, and he is breaking it up.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO KNUT HAMSUN, _In memory of a day when the west wind and the rainbow met._ 1892-1893.
toynounUS /tɔɪ/
an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading "_Fancies are toys of the brain, to write them down is to destroy them--as fancies! and yet_--" "_I gave him such a pretty toy to play with, and he is breaking it up.
toysnounUS /tɔɪz/
plural of “toy” — an artifact designed to be played with
From this reading "_Fancies are toys of the brain, to write them down is to destroy them--as fancies! and yet_--" "_I gave him such a pretty toy to play with, and he is breaking it up.
UnounUS /juː/
a base containing nitrogen that is found in RNA (but not in DNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
UniversitynounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "_Fancies are toys of the brain, to write them down is to destroy them--as fancies! and yet_--" "_I gave him such a pretty toy to play with, and he is breaking it up.
precisely as stated
From this reading When I say: 'You are very naughty, Biff; if you break it I shall whip you!' he only says_: "'_But I must, Mumsey, I must!_'" FRAGMENT OF A LETTER, 1893.
Vigo
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the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading TO KNUT HAMSUN, _In memory of a day when the west wind and the rainbow met._ 1892-1893.
at the time that
From this reading TO KNUT HAMSUN, _In memory of a day when the west wind and the rainbow met._ 1892-1893.
whipverbUS /wɪp/
beat severely with a whip or rod
From this reading When I say: 'You are very naughty, Biff; if you break it I shall whip you!' he only says_: "'_But I must, Mumsey, I must!_'" FRAGMENT OF A LETTER, 1893.
WILSONnounUS /ˈwɪlsən/
author of the first novel by an African American that was published in the United States (1808-1870)
From this reading University Press: JOHN WILSON AND SON, CAMBRIDGE, U.S.A.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading TO KNUT HAMSUN, _In memory of a day when the west wind and the rainbow met._ 1892-1893.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "_Fancies are toys of the brain, to write them down is to destroy them--as fancies! and yet_--" "_I gave him such a pretty toy to play with, and he is breaking it up.
produce a literary work
From this reading "_Fancies are toys of the brain, to write them down is to destroy them--as fancies! and yet_--" "_I gave him such a pretty toy to play with, and he is breaking it up.
but in spite of that
From this reading "_Fancies are toys of the brain, to write them down is to destroy them--as fancies! and yet_--" "_I gave him such a pretty toy to play with, and he is breaking it up.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When I say: 'You are very naughty, Biff; if you break it I shall whip you!' he only says_: "'_But I must, Mumsey, I must!_'" FRAGMENT OF A LETTER, 1893.
