used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ever since he had found his legs so much admired by an appreciative public, he had worn a kilt without stockings, in order to show them.
regarded with admiration
From this reading Ever since he had found his legs so much admired by an appreciative public, he had worn a kilt without stockings, in order to show them.
advantagesnounUS /ædˈvæntɪdʒɪz/
plural of “advantage” — the quality of having a superior or more favorable position
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
(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 We had been shooting all day with indifferent results, and were returning home fagged and weary with our rifles over our shoulders.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Ever since he had found his legs so much admired by an appreciative public, he had worn a kilt without stockings, in order to show them.
ancestraladjectiveUS /ænˈsestrəl/
inherited or inheritable by established rules (usually legal rules) of descent
From this reading I was staying with my old friend Sir HENRY HURTUS last winter at his ancestral home in Yorkshire.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We had been shooting all day with indifferent results, and were returning home fagged and weary with our rifles over our shoulders.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
appreciativeadjectiveUS /əˈpriːʃieɪtɪv/
feeling or expressive of gratitude
From this reading Ever since he had found his legs so much admired by an appreciative public, he had worn a kilt without stockings, in order to show them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I was staying with my old friend Sir HENRY HURTUS last winter at his ancestral home in Yorkshire.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading We had been shooting all day with indifferent results, and were returning home fagged and weary with our rifles over our shoulders.
brought into existence
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Ever since he had found his legs so much admired by an appreciative public, he had worn a kilt without stockings, in order to show them.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading I ought to have mentioned that COODENT--of course, you remember Captain COODENT, R.N.--was of the party.
COODENT
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From this reading I ought to have mentioned that COODENT--of course, you remember Captain COODENT, R.N.--was of the party.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading I ought to have mentioned that COODENT--of course, you remember Captain COODENT, R.N.--was of the party.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading We had been shooting all day with indifferent results, and were returning home fagged and weary with our rifles over our shoulders.
deterredverbUS /dɪˈtɜːrd/
inflected form of “deter” — try to prevent; show opposition to
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
displaynounUS /dɪˈspleɪ/
something intended to communicate a particular impression
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
at any time
From this reading Ever since he had found his legs so much admired by an appreciative public, he had worn a kilt without stockings, in order to show them.
faggedadjective
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading We had been shooting all day with indifferent results, and were returning home fagged and weary with our rifles over our shoulders.
not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
set up or found
From this reading Ever since he had found his legs so much admired by an appreciative public, he had worn a kilt without stockings, in order to show them.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I was staying with my old friend Sir HENRY HURTUS last winter at his ancestral home in Yorkshire.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
gratifyingadjectiveUS /ˈɡrætəfaɪɪŋ/
pleasing to the mind or feeling
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading We had been shooting all day with indifferent results, and were returning home fagged and weary with our rifles over our shoulders.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I ought to have mentioned that COODENT--of course, you remember Captain COODENT, R.N.--was of the party.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Ever since he had found his legs so much admired by an appreciative public, he had worn a kilt without stockings, in order to show them.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading I was staying with my old friend Sir HENRY HURTUS last winter at his ancestral home in Yorkshire.
greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I was staying with my old friend Sir HENRY HURTUS last winter at his ancestral home in Yorkshire.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I was staying with my old friend Sir HENRY HURTUS last winter at his ancestral home in Yorkshire.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
HURTUS
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From this reading I was staying with my old friend Sir HENRY HURTUS last winter at his ancestral home in Yorkshire.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I was staying with my old friend Sir HENRY HURTUS last winter at his ancestral home in Yorkshire.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I was staying with my old friend Sir HENRY HURTUS last winter at his ancestral home in Yorkshire.
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading We had been shooting all day with indifferent results, and were returning home fagged and weary with our rifles over our shoulders.
kiltnounUS /kɪlt/
a knee-length pleated tartan skirt worn by men as part of the traditional dress in the Highlands of northern Scotland
From this reading Ever since he had found his legs so much admired by an appreciative public, he had worn a kilt without stockings, in order to show them.
immediately past
From this reading I was staying with my old friend Sir HENRY HURTUS last winter at his ancestral home in Yorkshire.
staying power
From this reading Ever since he had found his legs so much admired by an appreciative public, he had worn a kilt without stockings, in order to show them.
past form of “mention” — make reference to
From this reading I ought to have mentioned that COODENT--of course, you remember Captain COODENT, R.N.--was of the party.
modestynounUS /ˈmɑːdəsti/
freedom from vanity or conceit
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Ever since he had found his legs so much admired by an appreciative public, he had worn a kilt without stockings, in order to show them.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I was staying with my old friend Sir HENRY HURTUS last winter at his ancestral home in Yorkshire.
a common nonmetallic element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless inert diatomic gas; constitutes 78 percent of the atmosphere by volume; a constituent of all living tissues
From this reading I ought to have mentioned that COODENT--of course, you remember Captain COODENT, R.N.--was of the party.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I ought to have mentioned that COODENT--of course, you remember Captain COODENT, R.N.--was of the party.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I was staying with my old friend Sir HENRY HURTUS last winter at his ancestral home in Yorkshire.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Ever since he had found his legs so much admired by an appreciative public, he had worn a kilt without stockings, in order to show them.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I ought to have mentioned that COODENT--of course, you remember Captain COODENT, R.N.--was of the party.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We had been shooting all day with indifferent results, and were returning home fagged and weary with our rifles over our shoulders.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We had been shooting all day with indifferent results, and were returning home fagged and weary with our rifles over our shoulders.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading I ought to have mentioned that COODENT--of course, you remember Captain COODENT, R.N.--was of the party.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Ever since he had found his legs so much admired by an appreciative public, he had worn a kilt without stockings, in order to show them.
RnounUS /ɑːr/
a unit of radiation exposure; the dose of ionizing radiation that will produce 1 electrostatic unit of electricity in 1 cc of dry air
From this reading I ought to have mentioned that COODENT--of course, you remember Captain COODENT, R.N.--was of the party.
on the contrary
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I ought to have mentioned that COODENT--of course, you remember Captain COODENT, R.N.--was of the party.
resultsnounUS /rɪˈzʌlts/
plural of “result” — a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading We had been shooting all day with indifferent results, and were returning home fagged and weary with our rifles over our shoulders.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading We had been shooting all day with indifferent results, and were returning home fagged and weary with our rifles over our shoulders.
riflesnounUS /ˈraɪfəlz/
plural of “rifle” — a shoulder firearm with a long barrel and a rifled bore
From this reading We had been shooting all day with indifferent results, and were returning home fagged and weary with our rifles over our shoulders.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
shootingnounUS /ˈʃuːtɪŋ/
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading We had been shooting all day with indifferent results, and were returning home fagged and weary with our rifles over our shoulders.
plural of “shoulder” — the part of the body between the neck and the upper arm
From this reading We had been shooting all day with indifferent results, and were returning home fagged and weary with our rifles over our shoulders.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Ever since he had found his legs so much admired by an appreciative public, he had worn a kilt without stockings, in order to show them.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Ever since he had found his legs so much admired by an appreciative public, he had worn a kilt without stockings, in order to show them.
term of address for a man
From this reading I was staying with my old friend Sir HENRY HURTUS last winter at his ancestral home in Yorkshire.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Ever since he had found his legs so much admired by an appreciative public, he had worn a kilt without stockings, in order to show them.
stayingverbUS /ˈsteɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “stay” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading I was staying with my old friend Sir HENRY HURTUS last winter at his ancestral home in Yorkshire.
stockingsnounUS /ˈstɑːkɪŋz/
plural of “stocking” — close-fitting hosiery to cover the foot and leg; come in matched pairs (usually used in the plural)
From this reading Ever since he had found his legs so much admired by an appreciative public, he had worn a kilt without stockings, in order to show them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I ought to have mentioned that COODENT--of course, you remember Captain COODENT, R.N.--was of the party.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I ought to have mentioned that COODENT--of course, you remember Captain COODENT, R.N.--was of the party.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Ever since he had found his legs so much admired by an appreciative public, he had worn a kilt without stockings, in order to show them.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I ought to have mentioned that COODENT--of course, you remember Captain COODENT, R.N.--was of the party.
feelings of excessive pride
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was staying with my old friend Sir HENRY HURTUS last winter at his ancestral home in Yorkshire.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We had been shooting all day with indifferent results, and were returning home fagged and weary with our rifles over our shoulders.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading We had been shooting all day with indifferent results, and were returning home fagged and weary with our rifles over our shoulders.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We had been shooting all day with indifferent results, and were returning home fagged and weary with our rifles over our shoulders.
which person or people
From this reading This, however, was not done from vanity, I think, but rather from a high sense of duty, for he felt that those who happened to be born with personal advantages ought not to be deterred by any sense of false modesty from gratifying the reading public by their display.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading I was staying with my old friend Sir HENRY HURTUS last winter at his ancestral home in Yorkshire.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was staying with my old friend Sir HENRY HURTUS last winter at his ancestral home in Yorkshire.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Ever since he had found his legs so much admired by an appreciative public, he had worn a kilt without stockings, in order to show them.
Damaged or thinned by continuous use.
From this reading Ever since he had found his legs so much admired by an appreciative public, he had worn a kilt without stockings, in order to show them.
YorkshirenounUS /ˈjɔːrkʃər/
a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
From this reading I was staying with my old friend Sir HENRY HURTUS last winter at his ancestral home in Yorkshire.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I ought to have mentioned that COODENT--of course, you remember Captain COODENT, R.N.--was of the party.
