used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When you have gone to sleep I shall make off easily enough on a moonbeam, for I am full of expedients.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading When you have gone to sleep I shall make off easily enough on a moonbeam, for I am full of expedients.
amuseverbUS /əˈmjuːz/
occupy in an agreeable, entertaining or pleasant fashion
From this reading We have nothing better to amuse us than conversation.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But there is no great hurry, and I can still wait another hour or two.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading But there is no great hurry, and I can still wait another hour or two.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading We have nothing better to amuse us than conversation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there is no great hurry, and I can still wait another hour or two.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading How would you like me to tell you some tale of days gone by?
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But there is no great hurry, and I can still wait another hour or two.
cannot
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From this reading “I cannot set out under your very eyes in that fashion, without infringing every law of the occult world.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading We have nothing better to amuse us than conversation.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading How would you like me to tell you some tale of days gone by?
with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)
From this reading When you have gone to sleep I shall make off easily enough on a moonbeam, for I am full of expedients.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading When you have gone to sleep I shall make off easily enough on a moonbeam, for I am full of expedients.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading “I cannot set out under your very eyes in that fashion, without infringing every law of the occult world.
expedients
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From this reading When you have gone to sleep I shall make off easily enough on a moonbeam, for I am full of expedients.
opinion or judgment
From this reading “I cannot set out under your very eyes in that fashion, without infringing every law of the occult world.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading “I cannot set out under your very eyes in that fashion, without infringing every law of the occult world.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When you have gone to sleep I shall make off easily enough on a moonbeam, for I am full of expedients.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading When you have gone to sleep I shall make off easily enough on a moonbeam, for I am full of expedients.
destroyed or killed
From this reading When you have gone to sleep I shall make off easily enough on a moonbeam, for I am full of expedients.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But there is no great hurry, and I can still wait another hour or two.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When you have gone to sleep I shall make off easily enough on a moonbeam, for I am full of expedients.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading But there is no great hurry, and I can still wait another hour or two.
How
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From this reading How would you like me to tell you some tale of days gone by?
a condition of urgency making it necessary to hurry
From this reading But there is no great hurry, and I can still wait another hour or two.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “I cannot set out under your very eyes in that fashion, without infringing every law of the occult world.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “I cannot set out under your very eyes in that fashion, without infringing every law of the occult world.
infringingverbUS /ˌɪnˈfrɪndʒɪŋ/
-ing form of “infringe” — go against, as of rules and laws
From this reading “I cannot set out under your very eyes in that fashion, without infringing every law of the occult world.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But there is no great hurry, and I can still wait another hour or two.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading “I cannot set out under your very eyes in that fashion, without infringing every law of the occult world.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading How would you like me to tell you some tale of days gone by?
engage in
From this reading When you have gone to sleep I shall make off easily enough on a moonbeam, for I am full of expedients.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading How would you like me to tell you some tale of days gone by?
moonbeamnounUS /ˈmuːnbiːm/
a ray of moonlight
From this reading When you have gone to sleep I shall make off easily enough on a moonbeam, for I am full of expedients.
not any; not one
From this reading But there is no great hurry, and I can still wait another hour or two.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading We have nothing better to amuse us than conversation.
occultverbUS /əˈkʌlt/
cause an eclipse of (a celestial body) by intervention
From this reading “I cannot set out under your very eyes in that fashion, without infringing every law of the occult world.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading “I cannot set out under your very eyes in that fashion, without infringing every law of the occult world.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading When you have gone to sleep I shall make off easily enough on a moonbeam, for I am full of expedients.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading When you have gone to sleep I shall make off easily enough on a moonbeam, for I am full of expedients.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading But there is no great hurry, and I can still wait another hour or two.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading “I cannot set out under your very eyes in that fashion, without infringing every law of the occult world.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading “I cannot set out under your very eyes in that fashion, without infringing every law of the occult world.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading When you have gone to sleep I shall make off easily enough on a moonbeam, for I am full of expedients.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading When you have gone to sleep I shall make off easily enough on a moonbeam, for I am full of expedients.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading How would you like me to tell you some tale of days gone by?
not in physical motion
From this reading But there is no great hurry, and I can still wait another hour or two.
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 How would you like me to tell you some tale of days gone by?
express in words
From this reading How would you like me to tell you some tale of days gone by?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading We have nothing better to amuse us than conversation.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “I cannot set out under your very eyes in that fashion, without infringing every law of the occult world.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I cannot set out under your very eyes in that fashion, without infringing every law of the occult world.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there is no great hurry, and I can still wait another hour or two.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When you have gone to sleep I shall make off easily enough on a moonbeam, for I am full of expedients.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But there is no great hurry, and I can still wait another hour or two.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading “I cannot set out under your very eyes in that fashion, without infringing every law of the occult world.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We have nothing better to amuse us than conversation.
precisely as stated
From this reading “I cannot set out under your very eyes in that fashion, without infringing every law of the occult world.
stay in one place and anticipate or expect something
From this reading But there is no great hurry, and I can still wait another hour or two.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We have nothing better to amuse us than conversation.
at the time that
From this reading When you have gone to sleep I shall make off easily enough on a moonbeam, for I am full of expedients.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading “I cannot set out under your very eyes in that fashion, without infringing every law of the occult world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading “I cannot set out under your very eyes in that fashion, without infringing every law of the occult world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading How would you like me to tell you some tale of days gone by?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading When you have gone to sleep I shall make off easily enough on a moonbeam, for I am full of expedients.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I cannot set out under your very eyes in that fashion, without infringing every law of the occult world.
