used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
ansprüchlose
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From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
any thing at all
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
artificenounUS /ˈɑːrtəfɪs/
a deceptive maneuver (especially to avoid capture)
From this reading When I ended the foregoing chapter, with a reference to some variation in the next, it was rather a rhetorical artifice, and to make a good ending, than because I meant that the next chapter should only be valuable as a change.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading When I ended the foregoing chapter, with a reference to some variation in the next, it was rather a rhetorical artifice, and to make a good ending, than because I meant that the next chapter should only be valuable as a change.
on or to one side
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading If my tale demanded such a caper, I should prudently choose a first storey for my point de départ, and a castle of which but little could be said.
for the reason that
From this reading When I ended the foregoing chapter, with a reference to some variation in the next, it was rather a rhetorical artifice, and to make a good ending, than because I meant that the next chapter should only be valuable as a change.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading If my tale demanded such a caper, I should prudently choose a first storey for my point de départ, and a castle of which but little could be said.
caperverbUS /ˈkeɪpər/
jump about playfully
From this reading If my tale demanded such a caper, I should prudently choose a first storey for my point de départ, and a castle of which but little could be said.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
causingnounUS /ˈkɑːzɪŋ/
the act of causing something to happen
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading When I ended the foregoing chapter, with a reference to some variation in the next, it was rather a rhetorical artifice, and to make a good ending, than because I meant that the next chapter should only be valuable as a change.
a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading When I ended the foregoing chapter, with a reference to some variation in the next, it was rather a rhetorical artifice, and to make a good ending, than because I meant that the next chapter should only be valuable as a change.
pick out, select, or choose from a number of alternatives
From this reading If my tale demanded such a caper, I should prudently choose a first storey for my point de départ, and a castle of which but little could be said.
COMPOSITIONnounUS /ˌkɑːmpəˈzɪʃən/
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading [CONTINUATION OF STERN’S COMPOSITION.]
CONTINUATIONnounUS /kənˌtɪnjuːˈeɪʃən/
the act of continuing an activity without interruption
From this reading [CONTINUATION OF STERN’S COMPOSITION.]
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
a Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading If my tale demanded such a caper, I should prudently choose a first storey for my point de départ, and a castle of which but little could be said.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading If my tale demanded such a caper, I should prudently choose a first storey for my point de départ, and a castle of which but little could be said.
represented in words especially with sharpness and detail
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
départ
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From this reading If my tale demanded such a caper, I should prudently choose a first storey for my point de départ, and a castle of which but little could be said.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading When I ended the foregoing chapter, with a reference to some variation in the next, it was rather a rhetorical artifice, and to make a good ending, than because I meant that the next chapter should only be valuable as a change.
endingnounUS /ˈendɪŋ/
the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)
From this reading When I ended the foregoing chapter, with a reference to some variation in the next, it was rather a rhetorical artifice, and to make a good ending, than because I meant that the next chapter should only be valuable as a change.
indicating exactness or preciseness
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
exhaustingadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzɔːstɪŋ/
having a debilitating effect
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
steadfast in affection or allegiance
From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading If my tale demanded such a caper, I should prudently choose a first storey for my point de départ, and a castle of which but little could be said.
floatverbUS /floʊt/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading If my tale demanded such a caper, I should prudently choose a first storey for my point de départ, and a castle of which but little could be said.
foregoingadjectiveUS /fɔːrˈɡoʊɪŋ/
especially of writing or speech; going before
From this reading When I ended the foregoing chapter, with a reference to some variation in the next, it was rather a rhetorical artifice, and to make a good ending, than because I meant that the next chapter should only be valuable as a change.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading When I ended the foregoing chapter, with a reference to some variation in the next, it was rather a rhetorical artifice, and to make a good ending, than because I meant that the next chapter should only be valuable as a change.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
Havelaar's
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From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
heroinenounUS /ˈheroʊən/
the main good female character in a work of fiction
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
how
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From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If my tale demanded such a caper, I should prudently choose a first storey for my point de départ, and a castle of which but little could be said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I ended the foregoing chapter, with a reference to some variation in the next, it was rather a rhetorical artifice, and to make a good ending, than because I meant that the next chapter should only be valuable as a change.
past form of “jump” — move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading If my tale demanded such a caper, I should prudently choose a first storey for my point de départ, and a castle of which but little could be said.
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 Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
engage in
From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading When I ended the foregoing chapter, with a reference to some variation in the next, it was rather a rhetorical artifice, and to make a good ending, than because I meant that the next chapter should only be valuable as a change.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading If my tale demanded such a caper, I should prudently choose a first storey for my point de départ, and a castle of which but little could be said.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading When I ended the foregoing chapter, with a reference to some variation in the next, it was rather a rhetorical artifice, and to make a good ending, than because I meant that the next chapter should only be valuable as a change.
not any; not one
From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading [CONTINUATION OF STERN’S COMPOSITION.]
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
on one occasion
From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
and nothing more
From this reading When I ended the foregoing chapter, with a reference to some variation in the next, it was rather a rhetorical artifice, and to make a good ending, than because I meant that the next chapter should only be valuable as a change.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading If my tale demanded such a caper, I should prudently choose a first storey for my point de départ, and a castle of which but little could be said.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
prudentlyadverbUS /ˈpruːdəntli/
in a prudent manner
From this reading If my tale demanded such a caper, I should prudently choose a first storey for my point de départ, and a castle of which but little could be said.
on the contrary
From this reading When I ended the foregoing chapter, with a reference to some variation in the next, it was rather a rhetorical artifice, and to make a good ending, than because I meant that the next chapter should only be valuable as a change.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
referencenounUS /ˈrefərəns/
a remark that calls attention to something or someone
From this reading When I ended the foregoing chapter, with a reference to some variation in the next, it was rather a rhetorical artifice, and to make a good ending, than because I meant that the next chapter should only be valuable as a change.
rhetoricaladjectiveUS /rɪˈtɔːrɪkəl/
of or relating to rhetoric
From this reading When I ended the foregoing chapter, with a reference to some variation in the next, it was rather a rhetorical artifice, and to make a good ending, than because I meant that the next chapter should only be valuable as a change.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading If my tale demanded such a caper, I should prudently choose a first storey for my point de départ, and a castle of which but little could be said.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading If my tale demanded such a caper, I should prudently choose a first storey for my point de départ, and a castle of which but little could be said.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading When I ended the foregoing chapter, with a reference to some variation in the next, it was rather a rhetorical artifice, and to make a good ending, than because I meant that the next chapter should only be valuable as a change.
STERN'SnounUS /stɜːrnz/
possessive form of “stern” — the rear part of a ship
From this reading [CONTINUATION OF STERN’S COMPOSITION.]
storeynounUS /ˈstɔːri/
a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
From this reading If my tale demanded such a caper, I should prudently choose a first storey for my point de départ, and a castle of which but little could be said.
storeys
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From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading If my tale demanded such a caper, I should prudently choose a first storey for my point de départ, and a castle of which but little could be said.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading If my tale demanded such a caper, I should prudently choose a first storey for my point de départ, and a castle of which but little could be said.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When I ended the foregoing chapter, with a reference to some variation in the next, it was rather a rhetorical artifice, and to make a good ending, than because I meant that the next chapter should only be valuable as a change.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
TinenounUS /taɪn/
prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler
From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
having great material or monetary value especially for use or exchange
From this reading When I ended the foregoing chapter, with a reference to some variation in the next, it was rather a rhetorical artifice, and to make a good ending, than because I meant that the next chapter should only be valuable as a change.
variationnounUS /ˌveriˈeɪʃən/
an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
From this reading When I ended the foregoing chapter, with a reference to some variation in the next, it was rather a rhetorical artifice, and to make a good ending, than because I meant that the next chapter should only be valuable as a change.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I ended the foregoing chapter, with a reference to some variation in the next, it was rather a rhetorical artifice, and to make a good ending, than because I meant that the next chapter should only be valuable as a change.
wearilyadverbUS /ˈwerəli/
in a weary manner
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
at the time that
From this reading When I ended the foregoing chapter, with a reference to some variation in the next, it was rather a rhetorical artifice, and to make a good ending, than because I meant that the next chapter should only be valuable as a change.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading If my tale demanded such a caper, I should prudently choose a first storey for my point de départ, and a castle of which but little could be said.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading Once for all, however, I will make you easy on that head:—Havelaar’s house had no storeys at all, and the heroine of my book,—the lovely, faithful, ansprüchlose Tine, a heroine!—never jumped out of the window.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When I ended the foregoing chapter, with a reference to some variation in the next, it was rather a rhetorical artifice, and to make a good ending, than because I meant that the next chapter should only be valuable as a change.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Reader, I would give anything to know exactly how long I could let a heroine float in the air, while I described a castle, without exhausting your patience, and causing you to look wearily aside, before the poor creature reached the earth?
