19
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From this reading 19_.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Expect next mail to receive a budget of prodigious size.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
budgetnounUS /ˈbʌdʒɪt/
a sum of money allocated for a particular purpose
From this reading Expect next mail to receive a budget of prodigious size.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading There is no doubt this is the ideal place for letter-writing.
dreamingnounUS /ˈdriːmɪŋ/
imaginative thoughts indulged in while awake
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading THE SUNBURNED EARTH _Takai, Jan.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading Expect next mail to receive a budget of prodigious size.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There is no doubt this is the ideal place for letter-writing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
idealadjectiveUS /aɪˈdiːl/
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading There is no doubt this is the ideal place for letter-writing.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There is no doubt this is the ideal place for letter-writing.
JannounUS /dʒæn/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading THE SUNBURNED EARTH _Takai, Jan.
immediately past
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
letter-writing
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From this reading There is no doubt this is the ideal place for letter-writing.
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 sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
mailnounUS /meɪl/
the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
From this reading Expect next mail to receive a budget of prodigious size.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading Expect next mail to receive a budget of prodigious size.
nibblingverbUS /ˈnɪbəlɪŋ/
-ing form of “nibble” — bite off very small pieces
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
not any; not one
From this reading There is no doubt this is the ideal place for letter-writing.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Expect next mail to receive a budget of prodigious size.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There is no doubt this is the ideal place for letter-writing.
prodigiousadjectiveUS /prəˈdɪdʒəs/
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
From this reading Expect next mail to receive a budget of prodigious size.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading Expect next mail to receive a budget of prodigious size.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
be seated
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading Expect next mail to receive a budget of prodigious size.
stretchingnounUS /ˈstretʃɪŋ/
act of expanding by lengthening or widening
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
SUNBURNEDadjectiveUS /ˈsʌnbɜːrnd/
suffering from overexposure to direct sunlight
From this reading THE SUNBURNED EARTH _Takai, Jan.
express a supposition
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
Takai
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From this reading THE SUNBURNED EARTH _Takai, Jan.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SUNBURNED EARTH _Takai, Jan.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There is no doubt this is the ideal place for letter-writing.
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There is no doubt this is the ideal place for letter-writing.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Expect next mail to receive a budget of prodigious size.
verandahnoun
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
produce a literary work
From this reading I sit here, in the verandah, with long, quiet hours stretching out before me and nothing to do but write and write, and I suppose that is why for the last thirty minutes I have sat nibbling the end of my pen and dreaming--without putting pen to paper.
