used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But the task he had set himself was a difficult one; and just when it seemed that he was arriving at some degree of success, lo! a prankish Fate interposed.
matters of personal concern
From this reading Burton returned to his affairs, which had begun to suffer, and strove, for their good, to banish thoughts of Belle Harbour and the Enchanted Garden and Kitty of the Roses from his mind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading New York had swallowed the Princess and the Ogre!
arrivingverbUS /ərˈaɪvɪŋ/
-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading But the task he had set himself was a difficult one; and just when it seemed that he was arriving at some degree of success, lo! a prankish Fate interposed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But at the end of two days he had changed his mind.
banishverbUS /ˈbænɪʃ/
expel from a community or group
From this reading Burton returned to his affairs, which had begun to suffer, and strove, for their good, to banish thoughts of Belle Harbour and the Enchanted Garden and Kitty of the Roses from his mind.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Burton returned to his affairs, which had begun to suffer, and strove, for their good, to banish thoughts of Belle Harbour and the Enchanted Garden and Kitty of the Roses from his mind.
BellenounUS /bel/
a young woman who is the most charming and beautiful of several rivals
From this reading Burton returned to his affairs, which had begun to suffer, and strove, for their good, to banish thoughts of Belle Harbour and the Enchanted Garden and Kitty of the Roses from his mind.
BurtonnounUS /ˈbɜːrtən/
English explorer who with John Speke was the first European to explore Lake Tanganyika (1821-1890)
From this reading Burton returned to his affairs, which had begun to suffer, and strove, for their good, to banish thoughts of Belle Harbour and the Enchanted Garden and Kitty of the Roses from his mind.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But at the end of two days he had changed his mind.
made or become different in nature or form
From this reading But at the end of two days he had changed his mind.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading But at the end of two days he had changed his mind.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading But the task he had set himself was a difficult one; and just when it seemed that he was arriving at some degree of success, lo! a prankish Fate interposed.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading But the task he had set himself was a difficult one; and just when it seemed that he was arriving at some degree of success, lo! a prankish Fate interposed.
EnchantedadjectiveUS /ɪnˈtʃæn.tɪd/
Filled with or placed under the influence of magical power or charm.
From this reading Burton returned to his affairs, which had begun to suffer, and strove, for their good, to banish thoughts of Belle Harbour and the Enchanted Garden and Kitty of the Roses from his mind.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading But at the end of two days he had changed his mind.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading But the task he had set himself was a difficult one; and just when it seemed that he was arriving at some degree of success, lo! a prankish Fate interposed.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Burton returned to his affairs, which had begun to suffer, and strove, for their good, to banish thoughts of Belle Harbour and the Enchanted Garden and Kitty of the Roses from his mind.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Burton returned to his affairs, which had begun to suffer, and strove, for their good, to banish thoughts of Belle Harbour and the Enchanted Garden and Kitty of the Roses from his mind.
a plot of ground where plants are cultivated
From this reading Burton returned to his affairs, which had begun to suffer, and strove, for their good, to banish thoughts of Belle Harbour and the Enchanted Garden and Kitty of the Roses from his mind.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading At the end of the third he gave up the search.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Burton returned to his affairs, which had begun to suffer, and strove, for their good, to banish thoughts of Belle Harbour and the Enchanted Garden and Kitty of the Roses from his mind.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But at the end of two days he had changed his mind.
HarbourverbUS /ˈhɑːrbər/
secretly shelter (as of fugitives or criminals)
From this reading Burton returned to his affairs, which had begun to suffer, and strove, for their good, to banish thoughts of Belle Harbour and the Enchanted Garden and Kitty of the Roses from his mind.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But at the end of two days he had changed his mind.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading But the task he had set himself was a difficult one; and just when it seemed that he was arriving at some degree of success, lo! a prankish Fate interposed.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But at the end of two days he had changed his mind.
interposed
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From this reading But the task he had set himself was a difficult one; and just when it seemed that he was arriving at some degree of success, lo! a prankish Fate interposed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But the task he had set himself was a difficult one; and just when it seemed that he was arriving at some degree of success, lo! a prankish Fate interposed.
and nothing more
From this reading But the task he had set himself was a difficult one; and just when it seemed that he was arriving at some degree of success, lo! a prankish Fate interposed.
KittynounUS /ˈkɪti/
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading Burton returned to his affairs, which had begun to suffer, and strove, for their good, to banish thoughts of Belle Harbour and the Enchanted Garden and Kitty of the Roses from his mind.
lo
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From this reading But the task he had set himself was a difficult one; and just when it seemed that he was arriving at some degree of success, lo! a prankish Fate interposed.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But at the end of two days he had changed his mind.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading New York had swallowed the Princess and the Ogre!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But at the end of two days he had changed his mind.
OgrenounUS /ˈoʊɡər/
a cruel wicked and inhuman person
From this reading New York had swallowed the Princess and the Ogre!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading But the task he had set himself was a difficult one; and just when it seemed that he was arriving at some degree of success, lo! a prankish Fate interposed.
prankishadjective
naughtily or annoyingly playful
From this reading But the task he had set himself was a difficult one; and just when it seemed that he was arriving at some degree of success, lo! a prankish Fate interposed.
The daughter of a monarch; a female member of a royal family.
From this reading New York had swallowed the Princess and the Ogre!
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Burton returned to his affairs, which had begun to suffer, and strove, for their good, to banish thoughts of Belle Harbour and the Enchanted Garden and Kitty of the Roses from his mind.
plural of “rose” — any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading Burton returned to his affairs, which had begun to suffer, and strove, for their good, to banish thoughts of Belle Harbour and the Enchanted Garden and Kitty of the Roses from his mind.
try to locate or discover, or try to establish the existence of
From this reading At the end of the third he gave up the search.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading But the task he had set himself was a difficult one; and just when it seemed that he was arriving at some degree of success, lo! a prankish Fate interposed.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading But the task he had set himself was a difficult one; and just when it seemed that he was arriving at some degree of success, lo! a prankish Fate interposed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading But the task he had set himself was a difficult one; and just when it seemed that he was arriving at some degree of success, lo! a prankish Fate interposed.
stroveverbUS /stroʊv/
inflected form of “strive” — attempt by employing effort
From this reading Burton returned to his affairs, which had begun to suffer, and strove, for their good, to banish thoughts of Belle Harbour and the Enchanted Garden and Kitty of the Roses from his mind.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading But the task he had set himself was a difficult one; and just when it seemed that he was arriving at some degree of success, lo! a prankish Fate interposed.
undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Burton returned to his affairs, which had begun to suffer, and strove, for their good, to banish thoughts of Belle Harbour and the Enchanted Garden and Kitty of the Roses from his mind.
swallowedverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊd/
past form of “swallow” — pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading New York had swallowed the Princess and the Ogre!
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading But the task he had set himself was a difficult one; and just when it seemed that he was arriving at some degree of success, lo! a prankish Fate interposed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But the task he had set himself was a difficult one; and just when it seemed that he was arriving at some degree of success, lo! a prankish Fate interposed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading But at the end of two days he had changed his mind.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Burton returned to his affairs, which had begun to suffer, and strove, for their good, to banish thoughts of Belle Harbour and the Enchanted Garden and Kitty of the Roses from his mind.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading At the end of the third he gave up the search.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Burton returned to his affairs, which had begun to suffer, and strove, for their good, to banish thoughts of Belle Harbour and the Enchanted Garden and Kitty of the Roses from his mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Burton returned to his affairs, which had begun to suffer, and strove, for their good, to banish thoughts of Belle Harbour and the Enchanted Garden and Kitty of the Roses from his mind.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But at the end of two days he had changed his mind.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading At the end of the third he gave up the search.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But the task he had set himself was a difficult one; and just when it seemed that he was arriving at some degree of success, lo! a prankish Fate interposed.
at the time that
From this reading But the task he had set himself was a difficult one; and just when it seemed that he was arriving at some degree of success, lo! a prankish Fate interposed.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Burton returned to his affairs, which had begun to suffer, and strove, for their good, to banish thoughts of Belle Harbour and the Enchanted Garden and Kitty of the Roses from his mind.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading New York had swallowed the Princess and the Ogre!
