used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading An urchin throws a stone into the horse-pond.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Circles; form, not only in the still water, but in the fluent air, to enring invisibly our sphere.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading An urchin throws a stone into the horse-pond.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And who can say to what limit they recede, if limit there be?
AskewadjectiveUS /əsˈkjuː/
turned or twisted toward one side
From this reading Had Lady Jim said _your_ future, Askew, assuming no coupling, would have grumbled himself back into tame-catism and canine contentment with casual head-pats.
assumingadjectiveUS /əˈsuːmɪŋ/
excessively forward
From this reading Had Lady Jim said _your_ future, Askew, assuming no coupling, would have grumbled himself back into tame-catism and canine contentment with casual head-pats.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Had Lady Jim said _your_ future, Askew, assuming no coupling, would have grumbled himself back into tame-catism and canine contentment with casual head-pats.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And who can say to what limit they recede, if limit there be?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Circles; form, not only in the still water, but in the fluent air, to enring invisibly our sphere.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And who can say to what limit they recede, if limit there be?
caninenounUS /ˈkeɪnaɪn/
one of the four pointed conical teeth (two in each jaw) located between the incisors and the premolars
From this reading Had Lady Jim said _your_ future, Askew, assuming no coupling, would have grumbled himself back into tame-catism and canine contentment with casual head-pats.
carelesslyadverbUS /ˈkerləsli/
without care or concern
From this reading So with a carelessly selected, hastily flung word.
casualadjectiveUS /ˈkæʒəwəl/
marked by blithe unconcern
From this reading Had Lady Jim said _your_ future, Askew, assuming no coupling, would have grumbled himself back into tame-catism and canine contentment with casual head-pats.
CirclesnounUS /ˈsɜːrkəlz/
plural of “circle” — ellipse in which the two axes are of equal length; a plane curve generated by one point moving at a constant distance from a fixed point
From this reading Circles; form, not only in the still water, but in the fluent air, to enring invisibly our sphere.
contentmentnounUS /kənˈtentmənt/
happiness with one's situation in life
From this reading Had Lady Jim said _your_ future, Askew, assuming no coupling, would have grumbled himself back into tame-catism and canine contentment with casual head-pats.
couplingnounUS /ˈkʌplɪŋ/
a connection (like a clamp or vise) between two things so they move together
From this reading Had Lady Jim said _your_ future, Askew, assuming no coupling, would have grumbled himself back into tame-catism and canine contentment with casual head-pats.
enring
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From this reading Circles; form, not only in the still water, but in the fluent air, to enring invisibly our sphere.
fluentadjectiveUS /ˈfluːənt/
smooth and unconstrained in movement
From this reading Circles; form, not only in the still water, but in the fluent air, to enring invisibly our sphere.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading So with a carelessly selected, hastily flung word.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading Circles; form, not only in the still water, but in the fluent air, to enring invisibly our sphere.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Had Lady Jim said _your_ future, Askew, assuming no coupling, would have grumbled himself back into tame-catism and canine contentment with casual head-pats.
grumbledverbUS /ˈɡrʌmbəld/
past form of “grumble” — show one's unhappiness or critical attitude
From this reading Had Lady Jim said _your_ future, Askew, assuming no coupling, would have grumbled himself back into tame-catism and canine contentment with casual head-pats.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had Lady Jim said _your_ future, Askew, assuming no coupling, would have grumbled himself back into tame-catism and canine contentment with casual head-pats.
in a hurried or hasty manner
From this reading So with a carelessly selected, hastily flung word.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had Lady Jim said _your_ future, Askew, assuming no coupling, would have grumbled himself back into tame-catism and canine contentment with casual head-pats.
head-pats
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From this reading Had Lady Jim said _your_ future, Askew, assuming no coupling, would have grumbled himself back into tame-catism and canine contentment with casual head-pats.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Had Lady Jim said _your_ future, Askew, assuming no coupling, would have grumbled himself back into tame-catism and canine contentment with casual head-pats.
horse-pond
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From this reading An urchin throws a stone into the horse-pond.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading And who can say to what limit they recede, if limit there be?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Circles; form, not only in the still water, but in the fluent air, to enring invisibly our sphere.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading An urchin throws a stone into the horse-pond.
invisiblyadverb
without being seen
From this reading Circles; form, not only in the still water, but in the fluent air, to enring invisibly our sphere.
Jim
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From this reading Had Lady Jim said _your_ future, Askew, assuming no coupling, would have grumbled himself back into tame-catism and canine contentment with casual head-pats.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Had Lady Jim said _your_ future, Askew, assuming no coupling, would have grumbled himself back into tame-catism and canine contentment with casual head-pats.
limitnounUS /ˈlɪmət/
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading And who can say to what limit they recede, if limit there be?
not any; not one
From this reading Had Lady Jim said _your_ future, Askew, assuming no coupling, would have grumbled himself back into tame-catism and canine contentment with casual head-pats.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Circles; form, not only in the still water, but in the fluent air, to enring invisibly our sphere.
and nothing more
From this reading Circles; form, not only in the still water, but in the fluent air, to enring invisibly our sphere.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Circles; form, not only in the still water, but in the fluent air, to enring invisibly our sphere.
recedeverbUS /rɪˈsiːd/
pull back or move away or backward
From this reading And who can say to what limit they recede, if limit there be?
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Had Lady Jim said _your_ future, Askew, assuming no coupling, would have grumbled himself back into tame-catism and canine contentment with casual head-pats.
express in words
From this reading And who can say to what limit they recede, if limit there be?
selectedadjectiveUS /səˈlektɪd/
chosen in preference to another
From this reading So with a carelessly selected, hastily flung word.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So with a carelessly selected, hastily flung word.
spherenounUS /sfɪr/
a particular environment or walk of life
From this reading Circles; form, not only in the still water, but in the fluent air, to enring invisibly our sphere.
not in physical motion
From this reading Circles; form, not only in the still water, but in the fluent air, to enring invisibly our sphere.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading An urchin throws a stone into the horse-pond.
tame-catism
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From this reading Had Lady Jim said _your_ future, Askew, assuming no coupling, would have grumbled himself back into tame-catism and canine contentment with casual head-pats.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading An urchin throws a stone into the horse-pond.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And who can say to what limit they recede, if limit there be?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And who can say to what limit they recede, if limit there be?
throwsnounUS /θroʊz/
plural of “throw” — the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist)
From this reading An urchin throws a stone into the horse-pond.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Circles; form, not only in the still water, but in the fluent air, to enring invisibly our sphere.
urchinnounUS /ˈɜːrtʃən/
poor and often mischievous city child
From this reading An urchin throws a stone into the horse-pond.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Circles; form, not only in the still water, but in the fluent air, to enring invisibly our sphere.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And who can say to what limit they recede, if limit there be?
which person or people
From this reading And who can say to what limit they recede, if limit there be?
in the company of; together with
From this reading So with a carelessly selected, hastily flung word.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading So with a carelessly selected, hastily flung word.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had Lady Jim said _your_ future, Askew, assuming no coupling, would have grumbled himself back into tame-catism and canine contentment with casual head-pats.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Had Lady Jim said _your_ future, Askew, assuming no coupling, would have grumbled himself back into tame-catism and canine contentment with casual head-pats.
