used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I suppose I must be a very routine sort of creature, who loves to get into a groove and never leave it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading A breezy walk with Lizzy down to the village after breakfast, where she made whatever purchases the cares of household demanded, sufficed for exercise.
(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 At all events, I grew to like my life at Killyrotherum.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I suppose I must be a very routine sort of creature, who loves to get into a groove and never leave it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At all events, I grew to like my life at Killyrotherum.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I suppose I must be a very routine sort of creature, who loves to get into a groove and never leave it.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Indeed, I recognize this feature of my disposition in the pleasure I feel in being left to myself, and my own humdrum way of diverting my time.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading A breezy walk with Lizzy down to the village after breakfast, where she made whatever purchases the cares of household demanded, sufficed for exercise.
breezyadjectiveUS /ˈbriːzi/
fresh and animated
From this reading A breezy walk with Lizzy down to the village after breakfast, where she made whatever purchases the cares of household demanded, sufficed for exercise.
caresnounUS /kerz/
plural of “care” — the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading A breezy walk with Lizzy down to the village after breakfast, where she made whatever purchases the cares of household demanded, sufficed for exercise.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading I suppose I must be a very routine sort of creature, who loves to get into a groove and never leave it.
past form of “demand” — request urgently and forcefully
From this reading A breezy walk with Lizzy down to the village after breakfast, where she made whatever purchases the cares of household demanded, sufficed for exercise.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading The monotony that would have driven most men to despair was to me soothing and grateful.
dispositionnounUS /ˌdɪspəˈzɪʃən/
your usual mood
From this reading Indeed, I recognize this feature of my disposition in the pleasure I feel in being left to myself, and my own humdrum way of diverting my time.
divertingadjectiveUS /daɪˈvɜːrtɪŋ/
providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining
From this reading Indeed, I recognize this feature of my disposition in the pleasure I feel in being left to myself, and my own humdrum way of diverting my time.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading A breezy walk with Lizzy down to the village after breakfast, where she made whatever purchases the cares of household demanded, sufficed for exercise.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading The monotony that would have driven most men to despair was to me soothing and grateful.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading At all events, I grew to like my life at Killyrotherum.
the activity of exerting your muscles in various ways to keep fit
From this reading A breezy walk with Lizzy down to the village after breakfast, where she made whatever purchases the cares of household demanded, sufficed for exercise.
featurenounUS /ˈfiːtʃər/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Indeed, I recognize this feature of my disposition in the pleasure I feel in being left to myself, and my own humdrum way of diverting my time.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Indeed, I recognize this feature of my disposition in the pleasure I feel in being left to myself, and my own humdrum way of diverting my time.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A breezy walk with Lizzy down to the village after breakfast, where she made whatever purchases the cares of household demanded, sufficed for exercise.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I suppose I must be a very routine sort of creature, who loves to get into a groove and never leave it.
feeling or showing gratitude
From this reading The monotony that would have driven most men to despair was to me soothing and grateful.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading At all events, I grew to like my life at Killyrotherum.
groovenounUS /ɡruːv/
a long narrow furrow cut either by a natural process (such as erosion) or by a tool (as e.g. a groove in a phonograph record)
From this reading I suppose I must be a very routine sort of creature, who loves to get into a groove and never leave it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading The monotony that would have driven most men to despair was to me soothing and grateful.
a social unit living together
From this reading A breezy walk with Lizzy down to the village after breakfast, where she made whatever purchases the cares of household demanded, sufficed for exercise.
humdrumadjectiveUS /ˈhʌmdrʌm/
not challenging; dull and lacking excitement
From this reading Indeed, I recognize this feature of my disposition in the pleasure I feel in being left to myself, and my own humdrum way of diverting my time.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I suppose I must be a very routine sort of creature, who loves to get into a groove and never leave it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Indeed, I recognize this feature of my disposition in the pleasure I feel in being left to myself, and my own humdrum way of diverting my time.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed, I recognize this feature of my disposition in the pleasure I feel in being left to myself, and my own humdrum way of diverting my time.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I suppose I must be a very routine sort of creature, who loves to get into a groove and never leave it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I suppose I must be a very routine sort of creature, who loves to get into a groove and never leave it.
Killyrotherum
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From this reading At all events, I grew to like my life at Killyrotherum.
go away from a place
From this reading I suppose I must be a very routine sort of creature, who loves to get into a groove and never leave 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 Indeed, I recognize this feature of my disposition in the pleasure I feel in being left to myself, and my own humdrum way of diverting my time.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading At all events, I grew to like my life at Killyrotherum.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading At all events, I grew to like my life at Killyrotherum.
Lizzy
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From this reading A breezy walk with Lizzy down to the village after breakfast, where she made whatever purchases the cares of household demanded, sufficed for exercise.
plural of “love” — a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I suppose I must be a very routine sort of creature, who loves to get into a groove and never leave it.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading A breezy walk with Lizzy down to the village after breakfast, where she made whatever purchases the cares of household demanded, sufficed for exercise.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The monotony that would have driven most men to despair was to me soothing and grateful.
the force of workers available
From this reading The monotony that would have driven most men to despair was to me soothing and grateful.
monotonynounUS /məˈnɑːtəni/
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
From this reading The monotony that would have driven most men to despair was to me soothing and grateful.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The monotony that would have driven most men to despair was to me soothing and grateful.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I suppose I must be a very routine sort of creature, who loves to get into a groove and never leave it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Indeed, I recognize this feature of my disposition in the pleasure I feel in being left to myself, and my own humdrum way of diverting my time.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Indeed, I recognize this feature of my disposition in the pleasure I feel in being left to myself, and my own humdrum way of diverting my time.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I suppose I must be a very routine sort of creature, who loves to get into a groove and never leave it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I suppose I must be a very routine sort of creature, who loves to get into a groove and never leave it.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Indeed, I recognize this feature of my disposition in the pleasure I feel in being left to myself, and my own humdrum way of diverting my time.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading Indeed, I recognize this feature of my disposition in the pleasure I feel in being left to myself, and my own humdrum way of diverting my time.
purchasesnounUS /ˈpɜːrtʃəsəz/
plural of “purchase” — the acquisition of something for payment
From this reading A breezy walk with Lizzy down to the village after breakfast, where she made whatever purchases the cares of household demanded, sufficed for exercise.
recognizeverbUS /ˈrekəɡnaɪz/
accept (someone) to be what is claimed or accept his power and authority
From this reading Indeed, I recognize this feature of my disposition in the pleasure I feel in being left to myself, and my own humdrum way of diverting my time.
routinenounUS /ruːˈtiːn/
an unvarying or habitual method or procedure
From this reading I suppose I must be a very routine sort of creature, who loves to get into a groove and never leave it.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A breezy walk with Lizzy down to the village after breakfast, where she made whatever purchases the cares of household demanded, sufficed for exercise.
soothingadjectiveUS /ˈsuːðɪŋ/
affording physical relief
From this reading The monotony that would have driven most men to despair was to me soothing and grateful.
a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading I suppose I must be a very routine sort of creature, who loves to get into a groove and never leave it.
sufficedverbUS /səˈfaɪst/
past form of “suffice” — be sufficient; be adequate, either in quality or quantity
From this reading A breezy walk with Lizzy down to the village after breakfast, where she made whatever purchases the cares of household demanded, sufficed for exercise.
express a supposition
From this reading I suppose I must be a very routine sort of creature, who loves to get into a groove and never leave it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The monotony that would have driven most men to despair was to me soothing and grateful.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Indeed, I recognize this feature of my disposition in the pleasure I feel in being left to myself, and my own humdrum way of diverting my time.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Indeed, I recognize this feature of my disposition in the pleasure I feel in being left to myself, and my own humdrum way of diverting my time.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Indeed, I recognize this feature of my disposition in the pleasure I feel in being left to myself, and my own humdrum way of diverting my time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I suppose I must be a very routine sort of creature, who loves to get into a groove and never leave it.
precisely as stated
From this reading I suppose I must be a very routine sort of creature, who loves to get into a groove and never leave it.
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading A breezy walk with Lizzy down to the village after breakfast, where she made whatever purchases the cares of household demanded, sufficed for exercise.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading A breezy walk with Lizzy down to the village after breakfast, where she made whatever purchases the cares of household demanded, sufficed for exercise.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The monotony that would have driven most men to despair was to me soothing and grateful.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Indeed, I recognize this feature of my disposition in the pleasure I feel in being left to myself, and my own humdrum way of diverting my time.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading A breezy walk with Lizzy down to the village after breakfast, where she made whatever purchases the cares of household demanded, sufficed for exercise.
in or at the place that
From this reading A breezy walk with Lizzy down to the village after breakfast, where she made whatever purchases the cares of household demanded, sufficed for exercise.
which person or people
From this reading I suppose I must be a very routine sort of creature, who loves to get into a groove and never leave it.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A breezy walk with Lizzy down to the village after breakfast, where she made whatever purchases the cares of household demanded, sufficed for exercise.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The monotony that would have driven most men to despair was to me soothing and grateful.
