used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a coster's cart or Rolls-Royce car, a slum garret, or Park Lane mansion, I should be bound to get some fun out of it!
adaptabilitynounUS /əˌdæptəˈbɪləti/
the ability to change (or be changed) to fit changed circumstances
From this reading At first I felt that my better half had gone with you, and only my feeble carcass left here, but you know my adaptability!
ALONEadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At first I felt that my better half had gone with you, and only my feeble carcass left here, but you know my adaptability!
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading In a coster's cart or Rolls-Royce car, a slum garret, or Park Lane mansion, I should be bound to get some fun out of it!
Beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
benignadjectiveUS /bɪˈnaɪn/
not dangerous to health; not recurrent or progressive (especially of a tumor)
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
(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 ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
confined by bonds
From this reading In a coster's cart or Rolls-Royce car, a slum garret, or Park Lane mansion, I should be bound to get some fun out of it!
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading At first I felt that my better half had gone with you, and only my feeble carcass left here, but you know my adaptability!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading In a coster's cart or Rolls-Royce car, a slum garret, or Park Lane mansion, I should be bound to get some fun out of it!
carcassnounUS /ˈkɑːrkəs/
the dead body of an animal especially one slaughtered and dressed for food
From this reading At first I felt that my better half had gone with you, and only my feeble carcass left here, but you know my adaptability!
cartnounUS /kɑːrt/
a heavy open wagon usually having two wheels and drawn by an animal
From this reading In a coster's cart or Rolls-Royce car, a slum garret, or Park Lane mansion, I should be bound to get some fun out of it!
coster's
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From this reading In a coster's cart or Rolls-Royce car, a slum garret, or Park Lane mansion, I should be bound to get some fun out of it!
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading "MY DEAREST GERALDINE,—" "My thoughts have been with you, of course.
a beloved person; used as terms of endearment
From this reading "MY DEAREST GERALDINE,—" "My thoughts have been with you, of course.
droopverbUS /druːp/
droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
feebleadjectiveUS /ˈfiːbəl/
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading At first I felt that my better half had gone with you, and only my feeble carcass left here, but you know my adaptability!
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading At first I felt that my better half had gone with you, and only my feeble carcass left here, but you know my adaptability!
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading At first I felt that my better half had gone with you, and only my feeble carcass left here, but you know my adaptability!
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
activities that are enjoyable or amusing
From this reading In a coster's cart or Rolls-Royce car, a slum garret, or Park Lane mansion, I should be bound to get some fun out of it!
garretnounUS /ˈɡerɪt/
floor consisting of open space at the top of a house just below roof; often used for storage
From this reading In a coster's cart or Rolls-Royce car, a slum garret, or Park Lane mansion, I should be bound to get some fun out of it!
GERALDINE
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From this reading "MY DEAREST GERALDINE,—" "My thoughts have been with you, of course.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading In a coster's cart or Rolls-Royce car, a slum garret, or Park Lane mansion, I should be bound to get some fun out of it!
destroyed or killed
From this reading At first I felt that my better half had gone with you, and only my feeble carcass left here, but you know my adaptability!
characterized by charm, good taste, and generosity of spirit
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading At first I felt that my better half had gone with you, and only my feeble carcass left here, but you know my adaptability!
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading At first I felt that my better half had gone with you, and only my feeble carcass left here, but you know my adaptability!
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading At first I felt that my better half had gone with you, and only my feeble carcass left here, but you know my adaptability!
How
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From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
hurryingadjectiveUS /ˈhɜːriɪŋ/
moving with great haste
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At first I felt that my better half had gone with you, and only my feeble carcass left here, but you know my adaptability!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a coster's cart or Rolls-Royce car, a slum garret, or Park Lane mansion, I should be bound to get some fun out of it!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading In a coster's cart or Rolls-Royce car, a slum garret, or Park Lane mansion, I should be bound to get some fun out of it!
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading At first I felt that my better half had gone with you, and only my feeble carcass left here, but you know my adaptability!
a narrow way or road
From this reading In a coster's cart or Rolls-Royce car, a slum garret, or Park Lane mansion, I should be bound to get some fun out of it!
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading At first I felt that my better half had gone with you, and only my feeble carcass left here, but you know my adaptability!
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 ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
mansionnounUS /ˈmænʃən/
(astrology) one of 12 equal areas into which the zodiac is divided
From this reading In a coster's cart or Rolls-Royce car, a slum garret, or Park Lane mansion, I should be bound to get some fun out of it!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "MY DEAREST GERALDINE,—" "My thoughts have been with you, of course.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
and nothing more
From this reading At first I felt that my better half had gone with you, and only my feeble carcass left here, but you know my adaptability!
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In a coster's cart or Rolls-Royce car, a slum garret, or Park Lane mansion, I should be bound to get some fun out of it!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading In a coster's cart or Rolls-Royce car, a slum garret, or Park Lane mansion, I should be bound to get some fun out of it!
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading In a coster's cart or Rolls-Royce car, a slum garret, or Park Lane mansion, I should be bound to get some fun out of it!
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
pleasuresnounUS /ˈpleʒərz/
plural of “pleasure” — a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
Rolls-Royce
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From this reading In a coster's cart or Rolls-Royce car, a slum garret, or Park Lane mansion, I should be bound to get some fun out of it!
selvesnounUS /selvz/
plural of “self” — your consciousness of your own identity
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading In a coster's cart or Rolls-Royce car, a slum garret, or Park Lane mansion, I should be bound to get some fun out of it!
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
slumnounUS /slʌm/
a district of a city marked by poverty and inferior living conditions
From this reading In a coster's cart or Rolls-Royce car, a slum garret, or Park Lane mansion, I should be bound to get some fun out of it!
solitudenounUS /ˈsɑːlətuːd/
a state of social isolation
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading In a coster's cart or Rolls-Royce car, a slum garret, or Park Lane mansion, I should be bound to get some fun out of it!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At first I felt that my better half had gone with you, and only my feeble carcass left here, but you know my adaptability!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading "MY DEAREST GERALDINE,—" "My thoughts have been with you, of course.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a coster's cart or Rolls-Royce car, a slum garret, or Park Lane mansion, I should be bound to get some fun out of it!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
at the time that
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
in the company of; together with
From this reading "MY DEAREST GERALDINE,—" "My thoughts have been with you, of course.
WordsworthnounUS /ˈwɜːrdzwərθ/
a romantic English poet whose work was inspired by the Lake District where he spent most of his life (1770-1850)
From this reading Wordsworth.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading ALONE "When from our better selves we have too long Been parted by the hurrying world, and droop Sick of its business, of its pleasures tired— How gracious, how benign is solitude!"
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "MY DEAREST GERALDINE,—" "My thoughts have been with you, of course.
