used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading They heaved, and against the sluice-gates they beat, sullenly.
agitatedadjectiveUS /ˈædʒəteɪtɪd/
troubled emotionally and usually deeply
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
come out better in a competition, race, or conflict
From this reading They heaved, and against the sluice-gates they beat, sullenly.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He left his Pad, curiously mopping his brow a little, and furrowing it between the eyes.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading He left his Pad, curiously mopping his brow a little, and furrowing it between the eyes.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
gotten under control
From this reading There was a yielding, but the great force was contained.
inflected form of “creep” — move slowly; in the case of people or animals with the body near the ground
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
in a manner differing from the usual or expected
From this reading He left his Pad, curiously mopping his brow a little, and furrowing it between the eyes.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
having the place or position changed
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
put up with something or somebody unpleasant
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
divisible by two
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He left his Pad, curiously mopping his brow a little, and furrowing it between the eyes.
past form of “flash” — gleam or glow intermittently
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
a powerful effect or influence
From this reading There was a yielding, but the great force was contained.
furrowing
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From this reading He left his Pad, curiously mopping his brow a little, and furrowing it between the eyes.
the act of departing
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was a yielding, but the great force was contained.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
heavedverbUS /hiːvd/
past form of “heave” — utter a sound, as with obvious effort
From this reading They heaved, and against the sluice-gates they beat, sullenly.
for this reason
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
hitheradverbUS /ˈhɪðər/
an old word meaning “to this place”
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
a male sovereign; ruler of a kingdom
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
LearnounUS /lɪr/
British artist and writer of nonsense verse (1812-1888)
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He left his Pad, curiously mopping his brow a little, and furrowing it between the eyes.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
the force of workers available
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
moppingnounUS /ˈmɑːpɪŋ/
cleaning with a mop
From this reading He left his Pad, curiously mopping his brow a little, and furrowing it between the eyes.
the opening through which food is taken in and vocalizations emerge
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
MurkyadjectiveUS /ˈmɜːrki/
(of liquids) clouded as with sediment
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
PadnounUS /pæd/
a number of sheets of paper fastened together along one edge
From this reading He left his Pad, curiously mopping his brow a little, and furrowing it between the eyes.
phrasenounUS /freɪz/
an expression consisting of one or more words forming a grammatical constituent of a sentence
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
pitnounUS /pɪt/
A large hole in the ground, or an abyss of darkness and peril.
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
rainbowsnounUS /ˈreɪnboʊz/
plural of “rainbow” — an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
ShakespearenounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
an elevated geological formation
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
sluice-gates
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading They heaved, and against the sluice-gates they beat, sullenly.
that is looked for
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
subconsciousadjectiveUS /səbˈkɑːnʃəs/
just below the level of consciousness
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
sullenlyadverb
in a sullen manner
From this reading They heaved, and against the sluice-gates they beat, sullenly.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a yielding, but the great force was contained.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They heaved, and against the sluice-gates they beat, sullenly.
thresholdnounUS /ˈθreʃoʊld/
the starting point for a new state or experience
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
United States actress and singer (1896-1977)
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Murky, agitated waters crept up in his vast subconscious world, and sought the threshold, the mouth of the pit, the slope of the clean shore; little rainbows of light now and then flashed over the waters.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading _Shakespeare wrote it, in the tragedy of King Lear--a phrase to live by: Men must endure Their going hence, even as their coming hither;_ He was disturbed, but he did not know it.
yieldingadjectiveUS /ˈjiːldɪŋ/
inclined to yield to argument or influence or control
From this reading There was a yielding, but the great force was contained.
