used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Isn’t this a good place to stay in?"
(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 "I guess so: only you can’t see much of the sky; it’s all green whichever way you look, except where the house is."
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading "I should like just such a place to sit and read in, of a summer day: it’s almost as good as the sky-room, isn’t it, Felix?"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "I should like just such a place to sit and read in, of a summer day: it’s almost as good as the sky-room, isn’t it, Felix?"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I should like just such a place to sit and read in, of a summer day: it’s almost as good as the sky-room, isn’t it, Felix?"
for the reason that
From this reading "That would make it all the better for reading, because green is such a good color for the eyes."
(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 "That would make it all the better for reading, because green is such a good color for the eyes."
can't
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From this reading "I guess so: only you can’t see much of the sky; it’s all green whichever way you look, except where the house is."
a visual attribute of things that results from the light they emit or transmit or reflect
From this reading "That would make it all the better for reading, because green is such a good color for the eyes."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "I should like just such a place to sit and read in, of a summer day: it’s almost as good as the sky-room, isn’t it, Felix?"
apart from; not including
From this reading "I guess so: only you can’t see much of the sky; it’s all green whichever way you look, except where the house is."
opinion or judgment
From this reading "That would make it all the better for reading, because green is such a good color for the eyes."
Felix
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "I should like just such a place to sit and read in, of a summer day: it’s almost as good as the sky-room, isn’t it, Felix?"
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "That would make it all the better for reading, because green is such a good color for the eyes."
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading "Isn’t this a good place to stay in?"
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading "I guess so: only you can’t see much of the sky; it’s all green whichever way you look, except where the house is."
expect, believe, or suppose
From this reading "I guess so: only you can’t see much of the sky; it’s all green whichever way you look, except where the house is."
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading "I guess so: only you can’t see much of the sky; it’s all green whichever way you look, except where the house is."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I should like just such a place to sit and read in, of a summer day: it’s almost as good as the sky-room, isn’t it, Felix?"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Isn’t this a good place to stay in?"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I guess so: only you can’t see much of the sky; it’s all green whichever way you look, except where the house is."
Isn't
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From this reading "Isn’t this a good place to stay in?"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "I should like just such a place to sit and read in, of a summer day: it’s almost as good as the sky-room, isn’t it, Felix?"
it's
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From this reading "I should like just such a place to sit and read in, of a summer day: it’s almost as good as the sky-room, isn’t it, Felix?"
“Johnny” was applied as a nickname for Confederate soldiers by the Federal soldiers in the American Civil War; “greyback” derived from their grey Confederate uniforms
From this reading "Yes," replied Johnny.
and nothing more
From this reading "I should like just such a place to sit and read in, of a summer day: it’s almost as good as the sky-room, isn’t it, Felix?"
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "I should like just such a place to sit and read in, of a summer day: it’s almost as good as the sky-room, isn’t it, Felix?"
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "I guess so: only you can’t see much of the sky; it’s all green whichever way you look, except where the house is."
engage in
From this reading "That would make it all the better for reading, because green is such a good color for the eyes."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading "I guess so: only you can’t see much of the sky; it’s all green whichever way you look, except where the house is."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I should like just such a place to sit and read in, of a summer day: it’s almost as good as the sky-room, isn’t it, Felix?"
and nothing more
From this reading "I guess so: only you can’t see much of the sky; it’s all green whichever way you look, except where the house is."
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Isn’t this a good place to stay in?"
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading "I should like just such a place to sit and read in, of a summer day: it’s almost as good as the sky-room, isn’t it, Felix?"
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading "That would make it all the better for reading, because green is such a good color for the eyes."
inflected form of “reply” — react verbally
From this reading "Yes," replied Johnny.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading "I guess so: only you can’t see much of the sky; it’s all green whichever way you look, except where the house is."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "I should like just such a place to sit and read in, of a summer day: it’s almost as good as the sky-room, isn’t it, Felix?"
be seated
From this reading "I should like just such a place to sit and read in, of a summer day: it’s almost as good as the sky-room, isn’t it, Felix?"
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading "I guess so: only you can’t see much of the sky; it’s all green whichever way you look, except where the house is."
sky-room
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From this reading "I should like just such a place to sit and read in, of a summer day: it’s almost as good as the sky-room, isn’t it, Felix?"
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading "I guess so: only you can’t see much of the sky; it’s all green whichever way you look, except where the house is."
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "Isn’t this a good place to stay in?"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "I should like just such a place to sit and read in, of a summer day: it’s almost as good as the sky-room, isn’t it, Felix?"
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading "I should like just such a place to sit and read in, of a summer day: it’s almost as good as the sky-room, isn’t it, Felix?"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "That would make it all the better for reading, because green is such a good color for the eyes."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "I should like just such a place to sit and read in, of a summer day: it’s almost as good as the sky-room, isn’t it, Felix?"
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Isn’t this a good place to stay in?"
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Isn’t this a good place to stay in?"
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "I guess so: only you can’t see much of the sky; it’s all green whichever way you look, except where the house is."
in or at the place that
From this reading "I guess so: only you can’t see much of the sky; it’s all green whichever way you look, except where the house is."
whicheverdeterminerUS /wɪˈtʃevər/
any one of a set, it does not matter which
From this reading "I guess so: only you can’t see much of the sky; it’s all green whichever way you look, except where the house is."
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading "That would make it all the better for reading, because green is such a good color for the eyes."
an affirmative
From this reading "Yes," replied Johnny.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "I guess so: only you can’t see much of the sky; it’s all green whichever way you look, except where the house is."
