used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading However partial at first I might be to these Lives and Trials, it was not long before they became regular trials to me, owing to the whims and caprices of the publisher.
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
authorsnounUS /ˈɔːθərz/
plural of “author” — writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading What a life did his unfortunate authors lead!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading However partial at first I might be to these Lives and Trials, it was not long before they became regular trials to me, owing to the whims and caprices of the publisher.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
inflected form of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading However partial at first I might be to these Lives and Trials, it was not long before they became regular trials to me, owing to the whims and caprices of the publisher.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I had not been long connected with him before I discovered that he was wonderfully fond of interfering with other people's business--at least with the business of those who were under his control.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading However partial at first I might be to these Lives and Trials, it was not long before they became regular trials to me, owing to the whims and caprices of the publisher.
BrandtnounUS /brænt/
German statesman who as chancellor of West Germany worked to reduce tensions with eastern Europe (1913-1992)
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading I had not been long connected with him before I discovered that he was wonderfully fond of interfering with other people's business--at least with the business of those who were under his control.
capricesnounUS /kəˈpriːsəz/
plural of “caprice” — a sudden desire
From this reading However partial at first I might be to these Lives and Trials, it was not long before they became regular trials to me, owing to the whims and caprices of the publisher.
being joined in close association
From this reading I had not been long connected with him before I discovered that he was wonderfully fond of interfering with other people's business--at least with the business of those who were under his control.
power to direct or determine
From this reading I had not been long connected with him before I discovered that he was wonderfully fond of interfering with other people's business--at least with the business of those who were under his control.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading What a life did his unfortunate authors lead!
the quality of being unlike or dissimilar
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading I had not been long connected with him before I discovered that he was wonderfully fond of interfering with other people's business--at least with the business of those who were under his control.
the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
Farragonoun
a motley assortment of things
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading However partial at first I might be to these Lives and Trials, it was not long before they became regular trials to me, owing to the whims and caprices of the publisher.
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading I had not been long connected with him before I discovered that he was wonderfully fond of interfering with other people's business--at least with the business of those who were under his control.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had not been long connected with him before I discovered that he was wonderfully fond of interfering with other people's business--at least with the business of those who were under his control.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I had not been long connected with him before I discovered that he was wonderfully fond of interfering with other people's business--at least with the business of those who were under his control.
HearsenounUS /hɜːrs/
a vehicle for carrying a coffin to a church or a cemetery; formerly drawn by horses but now usually a motor vehicle
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had not been long connected with him before I discovered that he was wonderfully fond of interfering with other people's business--at least with the business of those who were under his control.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had not been long connected with him before I discovered that he was wonderfully fond of interfering with other people's business--at least with the business of those who were under his control.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading However partial at first I might be to these Lives and Trials, it was not long before they became regular trials to me, owing to the whims and caprices of the publisher.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading However partial at first I might be to these Lives and Trials, it was not long before they became regular trials to me, owing to the whims and caprices of the publisher.
InterferencenounUS /ˌɪntərˈfɪrəns/
a policy of intervening in the affairs of other countries
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
interferingadjectiveUS /ˌɪntərˈfɪrɪŋ/
intrusive in a meddling or offensive manner
From this reading I had not been long connected with him before I discovered that he was wonderfully fond of interfering with other people's business--at least with the business of those who were under his control.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading However partial at first I might be to these Lives and Trials, it was not long before they became regular trials to me, owing to the whims and caprices of the publisher.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading What a life did his unfortunate authors lead!
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 I had not been long connected with him before I discovered that he was wonderfully fond of interfering with other people's business--at least with the business of those who were under his control.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading And now once more to my pursuits, to my Lives and Trials.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading However partial at first I might be to these Lives and Trials, it was not long before they became regular trials to me, owing to the whims and caprices of the publisher.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading However partial at first I might be to these Lives and Trials, it was not long before they became regular trials to me, owing to the whims and caprices of the publisher.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading However partial at first I might be to these Lives and Trials, it was not long before they became regular trials to me, owing to the whims and caprices of the publisher.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And now once more to my pursuits, to my Lives and Trials.
subject to death
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And now once more to my pursuits, to my Lives and Trials.
not any; not one
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading However partial at first I might be to these Lives and Trials, it was not long before they became regular trials to me, owing to the whims and caprices of the publisher.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now once more to my pursuits, to my Lives and Trials.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading However partial at first I might be to these Lives and Trials, it was not long before they became regular trials to me, owing to the whims and caprices of the publisher.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
on one occasion
From this reading And now once more to my pursuits, to my Lives and Trials.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I had not been long connected with him before I discovered that he was wonderfully fond of interfering with other people's business--at least with the business of those who were under his control.
owingadjectiveUS /ˈoʊɪŋ/
owed as a debt
From this reading However partial at first I might be to these Lives and Trials, it was not long before they became regular trials to me, owing to the whims and caprices of the publisher.
partialadjectiveUS /ˈpɑːrʃəl/
being or affecting only a part; not total
From this reading However partial at first I might be to these Lives and Trials, it was not long before they became regular trials to me, owing to the whims and caprices of the publisher.
people'snounUS /ˈpiːpəlz/
possessive form of “people” — (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading I had not been long connected with him before I discovered that he was wonderfully fond of interfering with other people's business--at least with the business of those who were under his control.
a writer of poems (the term is usually reserved for writers of good poetry)
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
publishernounUS /ˈpʌblɪʃər/
a firm in the publishing business
From this reading However partial at first I might be to these Lives and Trials, it was not long before they became regular trials to me, owing to the whims and caprices of the publisher.
pursuitsnounUS /pərˈsuːts/
plural of “pursuit” — the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture
From this reading And now once more to my pursuits, to my Lives and Trials.
in accordance with fixed order or procedure or principle
From this reading However partial at first I might be to these Lives and Trials, it was not long before they became regular trials to me, owing to the whims and caprices of the publisher.
RelicsnounUS /ˈrelɪks/
plural of “relic” — an antiquity that has survived from the distant past
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
Struensee
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I had not been long connected with him before I discovered that he was wonderfully fond of interfering with other people's business--at least with the business of those who were under his control.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading However partial at first I might be to these Lives and Trials, it was not long before they became regular trials to me, owing to the whims and caprices of the publisher.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading However partial at first I might be to these Lives and Trials, it was not long before they became regular trials to me, owing to the whims and caprices of the publisher.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I had not been long connected with him before I discovered that he was wonderfully fond of interfering with other people's business--at least with the business of those who were under his control.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now once more to my pursuits, to my Lives and Trials.
TrialsnounUS /ˈtraɪəlz/
plural of “trial” — the act of testing something
From this reading And now once more to my pursuits, to my Lives and Trials.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading I had not been long connected with him before I discovered that he was wonderfully fond of interfering with other people's business--at least with the business of those who were under his control.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading What a life did his unfortunate authors lead!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading However partial at first I might be to these Lives and Trials, it was not long before they became regular trials to me, owing to the whims and caprices of the publisher.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I had not been long connected with him before I discovered that he was wonderfully fond of interfering with other people's business--at least with the business of those who were under his control.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
whimsnounUS /wɪmz/
plural of “whim” — a sudden desire
From this reading However partial at first I might be to these Lives and Trials, it was not long before they became regular trials to me, owing to the whims and caprices of the publisher.
which person or people
From this reading I had not been long connected with him before I discovered that he was wonderfully fond of interfering with other people's business--at least with the business of those who were under his control.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I had not been long connected with him before I discovered that he was wonderfully fond of interfering with other people's business--at least with the business of those who were under his control.
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading I had not been long connected with him before I discovered that he was wonderfully fond of interfering with other people's business--at least with the business of those who were under his control.
WondrousadjectiveUS /ˈwʌndrəs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading No Authority Whatever--Interference--Wondrous Farrago--Brandt and Struensee--What a Life!--The Hearse--Mortal Relics--Great Poet--Fashion and Fame--What a Difference!--Oh, Beautiful!--Good for Nothing.
