152
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From this reading It is much nearer the mark to say at once that the coarse {152} nature of my spouse soon revealed itself in all its odiousness.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading To say my honeymoon was long and delightful, or that I discovered a hitherto unknown mine of devotion and romance beneath the hard crust of my husband’s unsightly exterior, would be simply fiction.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading It is always good to have bread on the shelf, and one must be very stupid indeed not to be able to get little luxuries.
(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 It is much nearer the mark to say at once that the coarse {152} nature of my spouse soon revealed itself in all its odiousness.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It is always good to have bread on the shelf, and one must be very stupid indeed not to be able to get little luxuries.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is always good to have bread on the shelf, and one must be very stupid indeed not to be able to get little luxuries.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is much nearer the mark to say at once that the coarse {152} nature of my spouse soon revealed itself in all its odiousness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is always good to have bread on the shelf, and one must be very stupid indeed not to be able to get little luxuries.
beingsnounUS /ˈbiːɪŋz/
plural of “being” — the state or fact of existing
From this reading Do not human beings say: “Let us take our degree; it will be the making of us.”
Directly under; in or to a lower position than.
From this reading To say my honeymoon was long and delightful, or that I discovered a hitherto unknown mine of devotion and romance beneath the hard crust of my husband’s unsightly exterior, would be simply fiction.
food made from dough of flour or meal and usually raised with yeast or baking powder and then baked
From this reading It is always good to have bread on the shelf, and one must be very stupid indeed not to be able to get little luxuries.
coarseadjectiveUS /kɔːrs/
of textures that are rough to the touch or substances consisting of relatively large particles
From this reading It is much nearer the mark to say at once that the coarse {152} nature of my spouse soon revealed itself in all its odiousness.
crustnounUS /krʌst/
the outer layer of the Earth
From this reading To say my honeymoon was long and delightful, or that I discovered a hitherto unknown mine of devotion and romance beneath the hard crust of my husband’s unsightly exterior, would be simply fiction.
a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading Do not human beings say: “Let us take our degree; it will be the making of us.”
greatly pleasing or entertaining
From this reading To say my honeymoon was long and delightful, or that I discovered a hitherto unknown mine of devotion and romance beneath the hard crust of my husband’s unsightly exterior, would be simply fiction.
feelings of ardent love
From this reading To say my honeymoon was long and delightful, or that I discovered a hitherto unknown mine of devotion and romance beneath the hard crust of my husband’s unsightly exterior, would be simply fiction.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading To say my honeymoon was long and delightful, or that I discovered a hitherto unknown mine of devotion and romance beneath the hard crust of my husband’s unsightly exterior, would be simply fiction.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Do not human beings say: “Let us take our degree; it will be the making of us.”
exteriornounUS /ɪkˈstɪriər/
the region that is outside of something
From this reading To say my honeymoon was long and delightful, or that I discovered a hitherto unknown mine of devotion and romance beneath the hard crust of my husband’s unsightly exterior, would be simply fiction.
fictionnounUS /ˈfɪkʃən/
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
From this reading To say my honeymoon was long and delightful, or that I discovered a hitherto unknown mine of devotion and romance beneath the hard crust of my husband’s unsightly exterior, would be simply fiction.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It is always good to have bread on the shelf, and one must be very stupid indeed not to be able to get little luxuries.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading It is always good to have bread on the shelf, and one must be very stupid indeed not to be able to get little luxuries.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading To say my honeymoon was long and delightful, or that I discovered a hitherto unknown mine of devotion and romance beneath the hard crust of my husband’s unsightly exterior, would be simply fiction.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is always good to have bread on the shelf, and one must be very stupid indeed not to be able to get little luxuries.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading To say my honeymoon was long and delightful, or that I discovered a hitherto unknown mine of devotion and romance beneath the hard crust of my husband’s unsightly exterior, would be simply fiction.
honeymoonnounUS /ˈhʌnimuːn/
a holiday taken by a newly married couple
From this reading To say my honeymoon was long and delightful, or that I discovered a hitherto unknown mine of devotion and romance beneath the hard crust of my husband’s unsightly exterior, would be simply fiction.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Do not human beings say: “Let us take our degree; it will be the making of us.”
husband'snounUS /ˈhʌzbəndz/
possessive form of “husband” — a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading To say my honeymoon was long and delightful, or that I discovered a hitherto unknown mine of devotion and romance beneath the hard crust of my husband’s unsightly exterior, would be simply fiction.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I therefore said: “Let us marry!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It is much nearer the mark to say at once that the coarse {152} nature of my spouse soon revealed itself in all its odiousness.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading It is always good to have bread on the shelf, and one must be very stupid indeed not to be able to get little luxuries.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is always good to have bread on the shelf, and one must be very stupid indeed not to be able to get little luxuries.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is always good to have bread on the shelf, and one must be very stupid indeed not to be able to get little luxuries.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It is much nearer the mark to say at once that the coarse {152} nature of my spouse soon revealed itself in all its odiousness.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading It is much nearer the mark to say at once that the coarse {152} nature of my spouse soon revealed itself in all its odiousness.
Letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I therefore said: “Let us marry!”
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It is always good to have bread on the shelf, and one must be very stupid indeed not to be able to get little luxuries.
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 To say my honeymoon was long and delightful, or that I discovered a hitherto unknown mine of devotion and romance beneath the hard crust of my husband’s unsightly exterior, would be simply fiction.
luxuriesnounUS /ˈlʌɡʒəriz/
plural of “luxury” — something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading It is always good to have bread on the shelf, and one must be very stupid indeed not to be able to get little luxuries.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Do not human beings say: “Let us take our degree; it will be the making of us.”
attach a tag or label to
From this reading It is much nearer the mark to say at once that the coarse {152} nature of my spouse soon revealed itself in all its odiousness.
take in marriage
From this reading I therefore said: “Let us marry!”
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To say my honeymoon was long and delightful, or that I discovered a hitherto unknown mine of devotion and romance beneath the hard crust of my husband’s unsightly exterior, would be simply fiction.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It is much nearer the mark to say at once that the coarse {152} nature of my spouse soon revealed itself in all its odiousness.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It is always good to have bread on the shelf, and one must be very stupid indeed not to be able to get little luxuries.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading To say my honeymoon was long and delightful, or that I discovered a hitherto unknown mine of devotion and romance beneath the hard crust of my husband’s unsightly exterior, would be simply fiction.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading It is much nearer the mark to say at once that the coarse {152} nature of my spouse soon revealed itself in all its odiousness.
(comparative of “near” or “close”) within a shorter distance
From this reading It is much nearer the mark to say at once that the coarse {152} nature of my spouse soon revealed itself in all its odiousness.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It is always good to have bread on the shelf, and one must be very stupid indeed not to be able to get little luxuries.
odiousnessnoun
the quality of being offensive
From this reading It is much nearer the mark to say at once that the coarse {152} nature of my spouse soon revealed itself in all its odiousness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Do not human beings say: “Let us take our degree; it will be the making of us.”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It is always good to have bread on the shelf, and one must be very stupid indeed not to be able to get little luxuries.
on one occasion
From this reading It is much nearer the mark to say at once that the coarse {152} nature of my spouse soon revealed itself in all its odiousness.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading It is always good to have bread on the shelf, and one must be very stupid indeed not to be able to get little luxuries.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To say my honeymoon was long and delightful, or that I discovered a hitherto unknown mine of devotion and romance beneath the hard crust of my husband’s unsightly exterior, would be simply fiction.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Do not human beings say: “Let us take our degree; it will be the making of us.”
past form of “reveal” — make visible
From this reading It is much nearer the mark to say at once that the coarse {152} nature of my spouse soon revealed itself in all its odiousness.
a relationship between two lovers
From this reading To say my honeymoon was long and delightful, or that I discovered a hitherto unknown mine of devotion and romance beneath the hard crust of my husband’s unsightly exterior, would be simply fiction.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I therefore said: “Let us marry!”
express in words
From this reading Do not human beings say: “Let us take our degree; it will be the making of us.”
shelfnounUS /ʃelf/
A flat horizontal plane used to hold books or scrolls in a library.
From this reading It is always good to have bread on the shelf, and one must be very stupid indeed not to be able to get little luxuries.
and nothing more
From this reading To say my honeymoon was long and delightful, or that I discovered a hitherto unknown mine of devotion and romance beneath the hard crust of my husband’s unsightly exterior, would be simply fiction.
in the near future
From this reading It is much nearer the mark to say at once that the coarse {152} nature of my spouse soon revealed itself in all its odiousness.
spousenounUS /spaʊs/
a person's partner in marriage
From this reading It is much nearer the mark to say at once that the coarse {152} nature of my spouse soon revealed itself in all its odiousness.
lacking or marked by lack of intellectual acuity
From this reading It is always good to have bread on the shelf, and one must be very stupid indeed not to be able to get little luxuries.
carry out
From this reading Do not human beings say: “Let us take our degree; it will be the making of us.”
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading To say my honeymoon was long and delightful, or that I discovered a hitherto unknown mine of devotion and romance beneath the hard crust of my husband’s unsightly exterior, would be simply fiction.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is always good to have bread on the shelf, and one must be very stupid indeed not to be able to get little luxuries.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading I therefore said: “Let us marry!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is always good to have bread on the shelf, and one must be very stupid indeed not to be able to get little luxuries.
not known
From this reading To say my honeymoon was long and delightful, or that I discovered a hitherto unknown mine of devotion and romance beneath the hard crust of my husband’s unsightly exterior, would be simply fiction.
unsightlyadjectiveUS /ənˈsaɪtli/
unpleasant to look at
From this reading To say my honeymoon was long and delightful, or that I discovered a hitherto unknown mine of devotion and romance beneath the hard crust of my husband’s unsightly exterior, would be simply fiction.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I therefore said: “Let us marry!”
precisely as stated
From this reading It is always good to have bread on the shelf, and one must be very stupid indeed not to be able to get little luxuries.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To say my honeymoon was long and delightful, or that I discovered a hitherto unknown mine of devotion and romance beneath the hard crust of my husband’s unsightly exterior, would be simply fiction.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Do not human beings say: “Let us take our degree; it will be the making of us.”
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading To say my honeymoon was long and delightful, or that I discovered a hitherto unknown mine of devotion and romance beneath the hard crust of my husband’s unsightly exterior, would be simply fiction.
