used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MAPS AND FAREWELLS It was wonderful what a change our new plan wrought in our spirits.
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading Our melancholy was immediately dispersed, and its place taken by active anticipations of our journey.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MAPS AND FAREWELLS It was wonderful what a change our new plan wrought in our spirits.
anticipationsnounUS /ænˌtɪsəˈpeɪʃənz/
plural of “anticipation” — an expectation
From this reading Our melancholy was immediately dispersed, and its place taken by active anticipations of our journey.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The North wind in the trees, instead of blustering dismissal, sounded to our ears like the fluttering of the blue-peter at the masthead of our voyage.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading A day back we were in tears at the thought of going.
blue-peter
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From this reading The North wind in the trees, instead of blustering dismissal, sounded to our ears like the fluttering of the blue-peter at the masthead of our voyage.
blusteringadjectiveUS /ˈblʌstərɪŋ/
blowing in violent and abrupt bursts
From this reading The North wind in the trees, instead of blustering dismissal, sounded to our ears like the fluttering of the blue-peter at the masthead of our voyage.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Our melancholy was immediately dispersed, and its place taken by active anticipations of our journey.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading MAPS AND FAREWELLS It was wonderful what a change our new plan wrought in our spirits.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A day back we were in tears at the thought of going.
dismissalnounUS /dɪˈsmɪsəl/
a judgment disposing of the matter without a trial
From this reading The North wind in the trees, instead of blustering dismissal, sounded to our ears like the fluttering of the blue-peter at the masthead of our voyage.
dispersedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɜːrst/
distributed or spread over a considerable extent
From this reading Our melancholy was immediately dispersed, and its place taken by active anticipations of our journey.
plural of “ear” — the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The North wind in the trees, instead of blustering dismissal, sounded to our ears like the fluttering of the blue-peter at the masthead of our voyage.
FAREWELLSnounUS /ˌferˈwelz/
plural of “farewell” — an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting
From this reading MAPS AND FAREWELLS It was wonderful what a change our new plan wrought in our spirits.
flutteringnounUS /ˈflʌtərɪŋ/
the motion made by flapping up and down
From this reading The North wind in the trees, instead of blustering dismissal, sounded to our ears like the fluttering of the blue-peter at the masthead of our voyage.
the act of departing
From this reading A day back we were in tears at the thought of going.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Strange heart of man!
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading Our melancholy was immediately dispersed, and its place taken by active anticipations of our journey.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading MAPS AND FAREWELLS It was wonderful what a change our new plan wrought in our spirits.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading The North wind in the trees, instead of blustering dismissal, sounded to our ears like the fluttering of the blue-peter at the masthead of our voyage.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading MAPS AND FAREWELLS It was wonderful what a change our new plan wrought in our spirits.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Our melancholy was immediately dispersed, and its place taken by active anticipations of our journey.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Our melancholy was immediately dispersed, and its place taken by active anticipations of our journey.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The North wind in the trees, instead of blustering dismissal, sounded to our ears like the fluttering of the blue-peter at the masthead of our voyage.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Strange heart of man!
MAPSnounUS /mæps/
plural of “map” — a diagrammatic representation of the earth's surface (or part of it)
From this reading MAPS AND FAREWELLS It was wonderful what a change our new plan wrought in our spirits.
mastheadnounUS /ˈmæsthed/
a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.
From this reading The North wind in the trees, instead of blustering dismissal, sounded to our ears like the fluttering of the blue-peter at the masthead of our voyage.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading Our melancholy was immediately dispersed, and its place taken by active anticipations of our journey.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading MAPS AND FAREWELLS It was wonderful what a change our new plan wrought in our spirits.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading The North wind in the trees, instead of blustering dismissal, sounded to our ears like the fluttering of the blue-peter at the masthead of our voyage.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Our melancholy was immediately dispersed, and its place taken by active anticipations of our journey.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading MAPS AND FAREWELLS It was wonderful what a change our new plan wrought in our spirits.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Our melancholy was immediately dispersed, and its place taken by active anticipations of our journey.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading MAPS AND FAREWELLS It was wonderful what a change our new plan wrought in our spirits.
past form of “sound” — appear in a certain way
From this reading The North wind in the trees, instead of blustering dismissal, sounded to our ears like the fluttering of the blue-peter at the masthead of our voyage.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading MAPS AND FAREWELLS It was wonderful what a change our new plan wrought in our spirits.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading Strange heart of man!
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Our melancholy was immediately dispersed, and its place taken by active anticipations of our journey.
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading A day back we were in tears at the thought of going.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The North wind in the trees, instead of blustering dismissal, sounded to our ears like the fluttering of the blue-peter at the masthead of our voyage.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading A day back we were in tears at the thought of going.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The North wind in the trees, instead of blustering dismissal, sounded to our ears like the fluttering of the blue-peter at the masthead of our voyage.
plural of “tree” — a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
From this reading The North wind in the trees, instead of blustering dismissal, sounded to our ears like the fluttering of the blue-peter at the masthead of our voyage.
an act of traveling by water
From this reading The North wind in the trees, instead of blustering dismissal, sounded to our ears like the fluttering of the blue-peter at the masthead of our voyage.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MAPS AND FAREWELLS It was wonderful what a change our new plan wrought in our spirits.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading A day back we were in tears at the thought of going.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading A day back we were in tears at the thought of going.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MAPS AND FAREWELLS It was wonderful what a change our new plan wrought in our spirits.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The North wind in the trees, instead of blustering dismissal, sounded to our ears like the fluttering of the blue-peter at the masthead of our voyage.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading MAPS AND FAREWELLS It was wonderful what a change our new plan wrought in our spirits.
shaped to fit by or as if by altering the contours of a pliable mass (as by work or effort)
From this reading MAPS AND FAREWELLS It was wonderful what a change our new plan wrought in our spirits.
