used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Mr. V.B._ (_a slim, pale young man, with a cosmopolitan air and a languid drawl_).
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading _Mr. V.B._ (_a slim, pale young man, with a cosmopolitan air and a languid drawl_).
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am collecting material, and, when the psychological moment arrives, I shall write that novel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _Mr. V.B._ (_a slim, pale young man, with a cosmopolitan air and a languid drawl_).
arrivesverbUS /ərˈaɪvz/
third-person singular of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading I am collecting material, and, when the psychological moment arrives, I shall write that novel.
aerobic rod-shaped spore-producing bacterium; often occurring in chainlike formations; found primarily in soil
From this reading _Mr. V.B._ (_a slim, pale young man, with a cosmopolitan air and a languid drawl_).
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And I believe it will be a big thing, a very big thing; I mean to make it a complete compendium of every phase of our great and complicated civilisation from State to State and from shore to shore.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading And I believe it will be a big thing, a very big thing; I mean to make it a complete compendium of every phase of our great and complicated civilisation from State to State and from shore to shore.
above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading And I believe it will be a big thing, a very big thing; I mean to make it a complete compendium of every phase of our great and complicated civilisation from State to State and from shore to shore.
cherishedadjectiveUS /ˈtʃerɪʃt/
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading It's our most pressing national need, Sir, and I have long cherished the intention of supplying it.
civilisationnoun
the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
From this reading And I believe it will be a big thing, a very big thing; I mean to make it a complete compendium of every phase of our great and complicated civilisation from State to State and from shore to shore.
collectingnounUS /kəˈlektɪŋ/
the act of gathering something together
From this reading I am collecting material, and, when the psychological moment arrives, I shall write that novel.
compendiumnounUS /kəmˈpendiəm/
a publication containing a variety of works
From this reading And I believe it will be a big thing, a very big thing; I mean to make it a complete compendium of every phase of our great and complicated civilisation from State to State and from shore to shore.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading And I believe it will be a big thing, a very big thing; I mean to make it a complete compendium of every phase of our great and complicated civilisation from State to State and from shore to shore.
complicatedadjectiveUS /ˈkɑːmpləkeɪtəd/
difficult to analyze or understand
From this reading And I believe it will be a big thing, a very big thing; I mean to make it a complete compendium of every phase of our great and complicated civilisation from State to State and from shore to shore.
cosmopolitanadjectiveUS /ˌkɑːzməˈpɑːlətən/
growing or occurring in many parts of the world
From this reading _Mr. V.B._ (_a slim, pale young man, with a cosmopolitan air and a languid drawl_).
drawlnounUS /drɔːl/
a slow speech pattern with prolonged vowels
From this reading _Mr. V.B._ (_a slim, pale young man, with a cosmopolitan air and a languid drawl_).
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading And I believe it will be a big thing, a very big thing; I mean to make it a complete compendium of every phase of our great and complicated civilisation from State to State and from shore to shore.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading And I believe it will be a big thing, a very big thing; I mean to make it a complete compendium of every phase of our great and complicated civilisation from State to State and from shore to shore.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading And I believe it will be a big thing, a very big thing; I mean to make it a complete compendium of every phase of our great and complicated civilisation from State to State and from shore to shore.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It's our most pressing national need, Sir, and I have long cherished the intention of supplying it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It's our most pressing national need, Sir, and I have long cherished the intention of supplying it.
an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
From this reading It's our most pressing national need, Sir, and I have long cherished the intention of supplying it.
isn't
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From this reading That's so, isn't it?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading That's so, isn't it?
It's
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From this reading It's our most pressing national need, Sir, and I have long cherished the intention of supplying it.
languidadjectiveUS /ˈlæŋɡwəd/
lacking spirit or liveliness
From this reading _Mr. V.B._ (_a slim, pale young man, with a cosmopolitan air and a languid drawl_).
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 It's our most pressing national need, Sir, and I have long cherished the intention of supplying it.
engage in
From this reading And I believe it will be a big thing, a very big thing; I mean to make it a complete compendium of every phase of our great and complicated civilisation from State to State and from shore to shore.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading _Mr. V.B._ (_a slim, pale young man, with a cosmopolitan air and a languid drawl_).
concerned with worldly rather than spiritual interests
From this reading I am collecting material, and, when the psychological moment arrives, I shall write that novel.
mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading And I believe it will be a big thing, a very big thing; I mean to make it a complete compendium of every phase of our great and complicated civilisation from State to State and from shore to shore.
a particular point in time
From this reading I am collecting material, and, when the psychological moment arrives, I shall write that novel.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It's our most pressing national need, Sir, and I have long cherished the intention of supplying it.
a form of address for a man
From this reading _Mr. V.B._ (_a slim, pale young man, with a cosmopolitan air and a languid drawl_).
of or relating to or belonging to a nation or country
From this reading It's our most pressing national need, Sir, and I have long cherished the intention of supplying it.
a condition requiring relief
From this reading It's our most pressing national need, Sir, and I have long cherished the intention of supplying it.
novelnounUS /ˈnɑːvəl/
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading I am collecting material, and, when the psychological moment arrives, I shall write that novel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It's our most pressing national need, Sir, and I have long cherished the intention of supplying it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It's our most pressing national need, Sir, and I have long cherished the intention of supplying it.
very light colored; highly diluted with white
From this reading _Mr. V.B._ (_a slim, pale young man, with a cosmopolitan air and a languid drawl_).
phasenounUS /feɪz/
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
From this reading And I believe it will be a big thing, a very big thing; I mean to make it a complete compendium of every phase of our great and complicated civilisation from State to State and from shore to shore.
the act of pressing; the exertion of pressure
From this reading It's our most pressing national need, Sir, and I have long cherished the intention of supplying it.
psychologicaladjectiveUS /ˌsaɪkəˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/
mental or emotional as opposed to physical in nature
From this reading I am collecting material, and, when the psychological moment arrives, I shall write that novel.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I am collecting material, and, when the psychological moment arrives, I shall write that novel.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading And I believe it will be a big thing, a very big thing; I mean to make it a complete compendium of every phase of our great and complicated civilisation from State to State and from shore to shore.
term of address for a man
From this reading It's our most pressing national need, Sir, and I have long cherished the intention of supplying it.
slimadjectiveUS /slɪm/
being of delicate or slender build
From this reading _Mr. V.B._ (_a slim, pale young man, with a cosmopolitan air and a languid drawl_).
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading That's so, isn't it?
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading And I believe it will be a big thing, a very big thing; I mean to make it a complete compendium of every phase of our great and complicated civilisation from State to State and from shore to shore.
supplyingnounUS /səˈplaɪɪŋ/
the activity of supplying or providing something
From this reading It's our most pressing national need, Sir, and I have long cherished the intention of supplying it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am collecting material, and, when the psychological moment arrives, I shall write that novel.
That's
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From this reading That's so, isn't it?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It's our most pressing national need, Sir, and I have long cherished the intention of supplying it.
a special situation
From this reading And I believe it will be a big thing, a very big thing; I mean to make it a complete compendium of every phase of our great and complicated civilisation from State to State and from shore to shore.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And I believe it will be a big thing, a very big thing; I mean to make it a complete compendium of every phase of our great and complicated civilisation from State to State and from shore to shore.
a unit of potential equal to the potential difference between two points on a conductor carrying a current of 1 ampere when the power dissipated between the two points is 1 watt
From this reading _Mr. V.B._ (_a slim, pale young man, with a cosmopolitan air and a languid drawl_).
precisely as stated
From this reading And I believe it will be a big thing, a very big thing; I mean to make it a complete compendium of every phase of our great and complicated civilisation from State to State and from shore to shore.
at the time that
From this reading I am collecting material, and, when the psychological moment arrives, I shall write that novel.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading And I believe it will be a big thing, a very big thing; I mean to make it a complete compendium of every phase of our great and complicated civilisation from State to State and from shore to shore.
in the company of; together with
From this reading _Mr. V.B._ (_a slim, pale young man, with a cosmopolitan air and a languid drawl_).
produce a literary work
From this reading I am collecting material, and, when the psychological moment arrives, I shall write that novel.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading _Mr. V.B._ (_a slim, pale young man, with a cosmopolitan air and a languid drawl_).
