used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I’ve got about a month of New York, and I mean to store up a few happy memories for the long winter evenings.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading When that happens, we talk about it for days.
(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 “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
ancestraladjectiveUS /ænˈsestrəl/
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading The only time we get any excitement is when one of the choir-boys is caught sucking chocolate during the sermon.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
ballyadjectiveUS /ˈbæli/
informal intensifiers
From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
a youthful male person
From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading The only time we get any excitement is when one of the choir-boys is caught sucking chocolate during the sermon.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading This is my only chance to collect a past, and I’m going to do it.
chocolatenounUS /ˈtʃɔːklət/
a beverage made from cocoa powder and milk and sugar; usually drunk hot
From this reading The only time we get any excitement is when one of the choir-boys is caught sucking chocolate during the sermon.
choir-boys
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From this reading The only time we get any excitement is when one of the choir-boys is caught sucking chocolate during the sermon.
collectverbUS /kəˈlekt/
get or gather together
From this reading This is my only chance to collect a past, and I’m going to do it.
cooped
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From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
cooping
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From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading When that happens, we talk about it for days.
dearly loved
From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading This is my only chance to collect a past, and I’m going to do it.
don't
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From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading The only time we get any excitement is when one of the choir-boys is caught sucking chocolate during the sermon.
eveningsnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋz/
plural of “evening” — the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading I’ve got about a month of New York, and I mean to store up a few happy memories for the long winter evenings.
the feeling of lively and cheerful joy
From this reading The only time we get any excitement is when one of the choir-boys is caught sucking chocolate during the sermon.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading I’ve got about a month of New York, and I mean to store up a few happy memories for the long winter evenings.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When that happens, we talk about it for days.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The only time we get any excitement is when one of the choir-boys is caught sucking chocolate during the sermon.
the act of departing
From this reading This is my only chance to collect a past, and I’m going to do it.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I’ve got about a month of New York, and I mean to store up a few happy memories for the long winter evenings.
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading When that happens, we talk about it for days.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I’ve got about a month of New York, and I mean to store up a few happy memories for the long winter evenings.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I’ve got about a month of New York, and I mean to store up a few happy memories for the long winter evenings.
I'm
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From this reading This is my only chance to collect a past, and I’m going to do it.
I've
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From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When that happens, we talk about it for days.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
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 I’ve got about a month of New York, and I mean to store up a few happy memories for the long winter evenings.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading I’ve got about a month of New York, and I mean to store up a few happy memories for the long winter evenings.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading I’ve got about a month of New York, and I mean to store up a few happy memories for the long winter evenings.
Middlefold
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From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading I’ve got about a month of New York, and I mean to store up a few happy memories for the long winter evenings.
Motty
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From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I’ve got about a month of New York, and I mean to store up a few happy memories for the long winter evenings.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The only time we get any excitement is when one of the choir-boys is caught sucking chocolate during the sermon.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading The only time we get any excitement is when one of the choir-boys is caught sucking chocolate during the sermon.
and nothing more
From this reading The only time we get any excitement is when one of the choir-boys is caught sucking chocolate during the sermon.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading This is my only chance to collect a past, and I’m going to do it.
sermonnounUS /ˈsɜːrmən/
an address of a religious nature (usually delivered during a church service)
From this reading The only time we get any excitement is when one of the choir-boys is caught sucking chocolate during the sermon.
Shropshire
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From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading I’ve got about a month of New York, and I mean to store up a few happy memories for the long winter evenings.
suckingnounUS /ˈsʌkɪŋ/
the act of sucking
From this reading The only time we get any excitement is when one of the choir-boys is caught sucking chocolate during the sermon.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading When that happens, we talk about it for days.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When that happens, we talk about it for days.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is my only chance to collect a past, and I’m going to do it.
up to a particular time
From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The only time we get any excitement is when one of the choir-boys is caught sucking chocolate during the sermon.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I’ve got about a month of New York, and I mean to store up a few happy memories for the long winter evenings.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The only time we get any excitement is when one of the choir-boys is caught sucking chocolate during the sermon.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
at the time that
From this reading The only time we get any excitement is when one of the choir-boys is caught sucking chocolate during the sermon.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading I’ve got about a month of New York, and I mean to store up a few happy memories for the long winter evenings.
the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose
From this reading I’ve got about a month of New York, and I mean to store up a few happy memories for the long winter evenings.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
you've
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From this reading “All my bally life, dear boy,” Motty went on, “I’ve been cooped up in the ancestral home at Much Middlefold, in Shropshire, and till you’ve been cooped up in Much Middlefold you don’t know what cooping is!
