used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _DULL LETTERS._ "YOU certainly do manage to send most dreadfully dull letters," complained Nessie, by post a fortnight later.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
(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 "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And I believe it is pretty much the same to you whether you go out or stay in, and whether you look at pictures or pull out the old lady's knitting.
any person at all
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And as for Miss Viola Primrose, I don't suppose I should think her so desperately pretty.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And I believe it is pretty much the same to you whether you go out or stay in, and whether you look at pictures or pull out the old lady's knitting.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading "Mrs. Palmer must be a most prosy individual.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading And I believe it is pretty much the same to you whether you go out or stay in, and whether you look at pictures or pull out the old lady's knitting.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _DULL LETTERS._ "YOU certainly do manage to send most dreadfully dull letters," complained Nessie, by post a fortnight later.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading _DULL LETTERS._ "YOU certainly do manage to send most dreadfully dull letters," complained Nessie, by post a fortnight later.
complainedverbUS /kəmˈpleɪnd/
past form of “complain” — express complaints, discontent, displeasure, or unhappiness
From this reading _DULL LETTERS._ "YOU certainly do manage to send most dreadfully dull letters," complained Nessie, by post a fortnight later.
desperatelyadverbUS /ˈdespərətli/
with great urgency
From this reading And as for Miss Viola Primrose, I don't suppose I should think her so desperately pretty.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading _DULL LETTERS._ "YOU certainly do manage to send most dreadfully dull letters," complained Nessie, by post a fortnight later.
don't
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From this reading And as for Miss Viola Primrose, I don't suppose I should think her so desperately pretty.
dreadfullyadverbUS /ˈdredfəli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading _DULL LETTERS._ "YOU certainly do manage to send most dreadfully dull letters," complained Nessie, by post a fortnight later.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading _DULL LETTERS._ "YOU certainly do manage to send most dreadfully dull letters," complained Nessie, by post a fortnight later.
else
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From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
apart from; not including
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And as for Miss Viola Primrose, I don't suppose I should think her so desperately pretty.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading _DULL LETTERS._ "YOU certainly do manage to send most dreadfully dull letters," complained Nessie, by post a fortnight later.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And as for Miss Viola Primrose, I don't suppose I should think her so desperately pretty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And I believe it is pretty much the same to you whether you go out or stay in, and whether you look at pictures or pull out the old lady's knitting.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading "Mrs. Palmer must be a most prosy individual.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And I believe it is pretty much the same to you whether you go out or stay in, and whether you look at pictures or pull out the old lady's knitting.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And I believe it is pretty much the same to you whether you go out or stay in, and whether you look at pictures or pull out the old lady's knitting.
knittingnounUS /ˈnɪtɪŋ/
needlework created by interlacing yarn in a series of connected loops using straight eyeless needles or by machine
From this reading And I believe it is pretty much the same to you whether you go out or stay in, and whether you look at pictures or pull out the old lady's knitting.
lady'snounUS /ˈleɪdiz/
possessive form of “lady” — a polite name for any woman
From this reading And I believe it is pretty much the same to you whether you go out or stay in, and whether you look at pictures or pull out the old lady's knitting.
happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
From this reading _DULL LETTERS._ "YOU certainly do manage to send most dreadfully dull letters," complained Nessie, by post a fortnight later.
the literary culture
From this reading _DULL LETTERS._ "YOU certainly do manage to send most dreadfully dull letters," complained Nessie, by post a fortnight later.
give or make a list of; name individually; give the names of
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading And I believe it is pretty much the same to you whether you go out or stay in, and whether you look at pictures or pull out the old lady's knitting.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading _DULL LETTERS._ "YOU certainly do manage to send most dreadfully dull letters," complained Nessie, by post a fortnight later.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading And as for Miss Viola Primrose, I don't suppose I should think her so desperately pretty.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
used to form the superlative
From this reading _DULL LETTERS._ "YOU certainly do manage to send most dreadfully dull letters," complained Nessie, by post a fortnight later.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Mrs. Palmer must be a most prosy individual.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading And I believe it is pretty much the same to you whether you go out or stay in, and whether you look at pictures or pull out the old lady's knitting.
museumnounUS /mjuːˈziːəm/
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "Mrs. Palmer must be a most prosy individual.
NessienounUS /ˈnesi/
a large aquatic animal supposed to resemble a serpent or plesiosaur of Loch Ness in Scotland
From this reading _DULL LETTERS._ "YOU certainly do manage to send most dreadfully dull letters," complained Nessie, by post a fortnight later.
not any; not one
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And I believe it is pretty much the same to you whether you go out or stay in, and whether you look at pictures or pull out the old lady's knitting.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And I believe it is pretty much the same to you whether you go out or stay in, and whether you look at pictures or pull out the old lady's knitting.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And I believe it is pretty much the same to you whether you go out or stay in, and whether you look at pictures or pull out the old lady's knitting.
PalmernounUS /ˈpɑːmər/
United States golfer (born in 1929)
From this reading "Mrs. Palmer must be a most prosy individual.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
picture-gallery
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From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
plural of “picture” — a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading And I believe it is pretty much the same to you whether you go out or stay in, and whether you look at pictures or pull out the old lady's knitting.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading _DULL LETTERS._ "YOU certainly do manage to send most dreadfully dull letters," complained Nessie, by post a fortnight later.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading And I believe it is pretty much the same to you whether you go out or stay in, and whether you look at pictures or pull out the old lady's knitting.
PrimrosenounUS /ˈprɪmroʊz/
any of numerous short-stemmed plants of the genus Primula having tufted basal leaves and showy flowers clustered in umbels or heads
From this reading And as for Miss Viola Primrose, I don't suppose I should think her so desperately pretty.
prosyadjective
lacking wit or imagination
From this reading "Mrs. Palmer must be a most prosy individual.
cause to move by pulling
From this reading And I believe it is pretty much the same to you whether you go out or stay in, and whether you look at pictures or pull out the old lady's knitting.
Identical; not different.
From this reading And I believe it is pretty much the same to you whether you go out or stay in, and whether you look at pictures or pull out the old lady's knitting.
cause to go somewhere
From this reading _DULL LETTERS._ "YOU certainly do manage to send most dreadfully dull letters," complained Nessie, by post a fortnight later.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading And as for Miss Viola Primrose, I don't suppose I should think her so desperately pretty.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And as for Miss Viola Primrose, I don't suppose I should think her so desperately pretty.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading And I believe it is pretty much the same to you whether you go out or stay in, and whether you look at pictures or pull out the old lady's knitting.
express a supposition
From this reading And as for Miss Viola Primrose, I don't suppose I should think her so desperately pretty.
express in words
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
that's
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From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading And as for Miss Viola Primrose, I don't suppose I should think her so desperately pretty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _DULL LETTERS._ "YOU certainly do manage to send most dreadfully dull letters," complained Nessie, by post a fortnight later.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
ViolanounUS /vaɪˈoʊlə/
any of the numerous plants of the genus Viola
From this reading And as for Miss Viola Primrose, I don't suppose I should think her so desperately pretty.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading And I believe it is pretty much the same to you whether you go out or stay in, and whether you look at pictures or pull out the old lady's knitting.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "Anybody else spending a month in London would have no end of things to tell, but you give us nothing except a dry list of the places you go to—park, picture-gallery, museum; museum, picture-gallery, park—that's about all.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _DULL LETTERS._ "YOU certainly do manage to send most dreadfully dull letters," complained Nessie, by post a fortnight later.
