used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
(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 Grand view, Sir, get 'em all from here, you see!
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading How wonderfully small everything looks down below!
Breithorn
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From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
the people of Great Britain
From this reading _Third T._ (_a British Matron, with a talent for incongruity_).
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
conscientiouslyadverbUS /ˌkɑːntʃiˈentʃəsli/
with extreme conscientiousness
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
dearly loved
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
dinesverbUS /daɪnz/
third-person singular of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
the act of discovering something
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading How wonderfully small everything looks down below!
a quad with a square body
From this reading Grand view, Sir, get 'em all from here, you see!
escapesnounUS /ɪˈskeɪps/
plural of “escape” — the act of escaping physically
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
evangelicaladjectiveUS /ˌiːvænˈdʒelɪkəl/
relating to or being a Christian church believing in personal conversion and the inerrancy of the Bible especially the 4 Gospels
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
everybody's
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From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
all things; all of a situation
From this reading How wonderfully small everything looks down below!
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading _Third T._ (_a British Matron, with a talent for incongruity_).
characteristic of or befitting a friend
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Grand view, Sir, get 'em all from here, you see!
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Grand view, Sir, get 'em all from here, you see!
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading Grand view, Sir, get 'em all from here, you see!
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Grand view, Sir, get 'em all from here, you see!
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
How
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From this reading How wonderfully small everything looks down below!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
incongruitynounUS /ˌɪŋkɔːŋˈruːɪti/
the quality of disagreeing; being unsuitable and inappropriate
From this reading _Third T._ (_a British Matron, with a talent for incongruity_).
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading How wonderfully small everything looks down below!
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
MatronnounUS /ˈmeɪtrən/
a married woman (usually middle-aged with children) who is staid and dignified
From this reading _Third T._ (_a British Matron, with a talent for incongruity_).
Matterhornnoun
a mountain in the Alps on the border between Switzerland and Italy (14,780 feet high); noted for its distinctive shape
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
MontenounUS /ˈmɑːnti/
a gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of them will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
panoramanounUS /ˌpænərˈæmə/
the visual percept of a region
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
a human being
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
on the contrary
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
RectornounUS /ˈrektər/
a person authorized to conduct religious worship
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
the feeling that comes when something burdensome is removed or reduced
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
RosanounUS /ˈroʊzə/
large genus of erect or climbing prickly shrubs including roses
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Grand view, Sir, get 'em all from here, you see!
work done by one person or group that benefits another
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
term of address for a man
From this reading Grand view, Sir, get 'em all from here, you see!
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading How wonderfully small everything looks down below!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
the unlimited expanse in which everything is located
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
a base found in DNA (but not in RNA) and derived from pyrimidine; pairs with adenine
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
talentnounUS /ˈtælənt/
natural abilities or qualities
From this reading _Third T._ (_a British Matron, with a talent for incongruity_).
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
tennisnounUS /ˈtenəs/
a game played with rackets by two or four players who hit a ball back and forth over a net that divides the court
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
in or at that place or location
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading _Third T._ (_a British Matron, with a talent for incongruity_).
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
precisely as stated
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading Grand view, Sir, get 'em all from here, you see!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
we're
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From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
we've
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From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading How wonderfully small everything looks down below!
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading Monte Rosa, Matterhorn, Breithorn-- [_Works through them all conscientiously, until, much to everybody's relief, his panorama escapes into space._ _Second T._ (_a lady, with the air of a person making a discovery_).
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
an affirmative
From this reading Yes, dear, very--_quite_ worth coming all this way for, but as I was telling you, we've always been accustomed to such an evangelical service, so that our new Rector is really _rather_--but we're quite _friendly_ of course; go there for tennis, and he dines with us, and all that.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Grand view, Sir, get 'em all from here, you see!
