used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Sir Tristram_ IT must be very queer living in a country where everything happens in a topsy-turvy kind of way.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading George thought about all these things when he woke up.
(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 George thought about all these things when he woke up.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading It must have been morning, for it was quite light, and the sun was shining away as it always seemed to shine in this country.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It must have been morning, for it was quite light, and the sun was shining away as it always seemed to shine in this country.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It must have been morning, for it was quite light, and the sun was shining away as it always seemed to shine in this country.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading _Sir Tristram_ IT must be very queer living in a country where everything happens in a topsy-turvy kind of way.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It must have been morning, for it was quite light, and the sun was shining away as it always seemed to shine in this country.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
cannot
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From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading _Sir Tristram_ IT must be very queer living in a country where everything happens in a topsy-turvy kind of way.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading For one thing, there would be no time to get dull.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading _Sir Tristram_ IT must be very queer living in a country where everything happens in a topsy-turvy kind of way.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For one thing, there would be no time to get dull.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading George thought about all these things when he woke up.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading For one thing, there would be no time to get dull.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
the act of departing
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
third-person singular of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading _Sir Tristram_ IT must be very queer living in a country where everything happens in a topsy-turvy kind of way.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading George thought about all these things when he woke up.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Sir Tristram_ IT must be very queer living in a country where everything happens in a topsy-turvy kind of way.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Sir Tristram_ IT must be very queer living in a country where everything happens in a topsy-turvy kind of way.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading _Sir Tristram_ IT must be very queer living in a country where everything happens in a topsy-turvy kind of way.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It must have been morning, for it was quite light, and the sun was shining away as it always seemed to shine in this country.
has a good chance of being the case or of coming about
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading _Sir Tristram_ IT must be very queer living in a country where everything happens in a topsy-turvy kind of way.
come together
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It must have been morning, for it was quite light, and the sun was shining away as it always seemed to shine in this country.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Sir Tristram_ IT must be very queer living in a country where everything happens in a topsy-turvy kind of way.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
not any; not one
From this reading For one thing, there would be no time to get dull.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Sir Tristram_ IT must be very queer living in a country where everything happens in a topsy-turvy kind of way.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading For one thing, there would be no time to get dull.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading _Sir Tristram_ IT must be very queer living in a country where everything happens in a topsy-turvy kind of way.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It must have been morning, for it was quite light, and the sun was shining away as it always seemed to shine in this country.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It must have been morning, for it was quite light, and the sun was shining away as it always seemed to shine in this country.
shineverbUS /ʃaɪn/
be bright by reflecting or casting light
From this reading It must have been morning, for it was quite light, and the sun was shining away as it always seemed to shine in this country.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading It must have been morning, for it was quite light, and the sun was shining away as it always seemed to shine in this country.
term of address for a man
From this reading _Sir Tristram_ IT must be very queer living in a country where everything happens in a topsy-turvy kind of way.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading It must have been morning, for it was quite light, and the sun was shining away as it always seemed to shine in this country.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It must have been morning, for it was quite light, and the sun was shining away as it always seemed to shine in this country.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For one thing, there would be no time to get dull.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading George thought about all these things when he woke up.
a special situation
From this reading For one thing, there would be no time to get dull.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading George thought about all these things when he woke up.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It must have been morning, for it was quite light, and the sun was shining away as it always seemed to shine in this country.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading George thought about all these things when he woke up.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For one thing, there would be no time to get dull.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading For one thing, there would be no time to get dull.
topsy-turvyadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːpsiˈtɜːrvi/
in utter disorder
From this reading _Sir Tristram_ IT must be very queer living in a country where everything happens in a topsy-turvy kind of way.
TristramnounUS /ˈtrɪstrəm/
(Middle Ages) the nephew of the king of Cornwall who (according to legend) fell in love with his uncle's bride (Iseult) after they mistakenly drank a love potion that left them eternally in love with each other
From this reading _Sir Tristram_ IT must be very queer living in a country where everything happens in a topsy-turvy kind of way.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading George thought about all these things when he woke up.
precisely as stated
From this reading _Sir Tristram_ IT must be very queer living in a country where everything happens in a topsy-turvy kind of way.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It must have been morning, for it was quite light, and the sun was shining away as it always seemed to shine in this country.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading _Sir Tristram_ IT must be very queer living in a country where everything happens in a topsy-turvy kind of way.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
at the time that
From this reading George thought about all these things when he woke up.
in or at the place that
From this reading _Sir Tristram_ IT must be very queer living in a country where everything happens in a topsy-turvy kind of way.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
wokeverbUS /woʊk/
inflected form of “wake” — be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading George thought about all these things when he woke up.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading For one thing, there would be no time to get dull.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You cannot help feeling a little bit excited if you never know from one minute to another what o'clock it is, where you are, whether you are going to have your dinner or not, and, if you go out for a walk, what strange people you are likely to meet.
