afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
(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 OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
ancientsnounUS /ˈeɪntʃənts/
people who lived in times long past (especially during the historical period before the fall of the Roman Empire in western Europe)
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading I believe I should prefer the stale smoke of incense in the unventilated pyramids of Egypt to this odor of gas.
To consume or be consumed by fire.
From this reading But we moderns burn gasoline.
treated by heating to a high temperature but below the melting or fusing point
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But we moderns burn gasoline.
celebratingverbUS /ˈseləbreɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “celebrate” — behave as expected during of holidays or rites
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
ColumbusnounUS /kəˈlʌmbəs/
the state capital of Ohio; located in the center of the state; site of Ohio State University
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading O-o-o-o, Tommy, do let us get started!"
EgyptnounUS /ˈiːdʒəpt/
a republic in northeastern Africa known as the United Arab Republic until 1971; site of an ancient civilization that flourished from 2600 to 30 BC
From this reading I believe I should prefer the stale smoke of incense in the unventilated pyramids of Egypt to this odor of gas.
gasnounUS /ɡæs/
the state of matter distinguished from the solid and liquid states by: relatively low density and viscosity
From this reading I believe I should prefer the stale smoke of incense in the unventilated pyramids of Egypt to this odor of gas.
gasolinenounUS /ˈɡæsəliːn/
a volatile flammable mixture of hydrocarbons (hexane and heptane and octane etc.) derived from petroleum; used mainly as a fuel in internal-combustion engines
From this reading But we moderns burn gasoline.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading O-o-o-o, Tommy, do let us get started!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I believe I should prefer the stale smoke of incense in the unventilated pyramids of Egypt to this odor of gas.
incensenounUS /ˌɪnˈsens/
a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
Jennie
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From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
immediately past
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading O-o-o-o, Tommy, do let us get started!"
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
modernsnounUS /ˈmɑːdərnz/
plural of “modern” — a contemporary person
From this reading But we moderns burn gasoline.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
O-o-o-o
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From this reading O-o-o-o, Tommy, do let us get started!"
something you have to do
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
odornounUS /ˈoʊdər/
any property detected by the olfactory system
From this reading I believe I should prefer the stale smoke of incense in the unventilated pyramids of Egypt to this odor of gas.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I believe I should prefer the stale smoke of incense in the unventilated pyramids of Egypt to this odor of gas.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
phew
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From this reading And, phew!
like better; value more highly
From this reading I believe I should prefer the stale smoke of incense in the unventilated pyramids of Egypt to this odor of gas.
presumeverbUS /prɪˈzuːm/
take to be the case or to be true; accept without verification or proof
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
pyramidsnounUS /ˈpɪrəmɪdz/
plural of “pyramid” — a polyhedron having a polygonal base and triangular sides with a common vertex
From this reading I believe I should prefer the stale smoke of incense in the unventilated pyramids of Egypt to this odor of gas.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I believe I should prefer the stale smoke of incense in the unventilated pyramids of Egypt to this odor of gas.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading I believe I should prefer the stale smoke of incense in the unventilated pyramids of Egypt to this odor of gas.
solemnlyadverbUS /ˈsɔːləmli/
in a grave and sedate manner
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
staleadjectiveUS /steɪl/
lacking freshness, palatability, or showing deterioration from age
From this reading I believe I should prefer the stale smoke of incense in the unventilated pyramids of Egypt to this odor of gas.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading O-o-o-o, Tommy, do let us get started!"
statedadjectiveUS /ˈsteɪtɪd/
declared as fact; explicitly stated
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I believe I should prefer the stale smoke of incense in the unventilated pyramids of Egypt to this odor of gas.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I believe I should prefer the stale smoke of incense in the unventilated pyramids of Egypt to this odor of gas.
Tommy
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading O-o-o-o, Tommy, do let us get started!"
unventilatedadjective
not ventilated
From this reading I believe I should prefer the stale smoke of incense in the unventilated pyramids of Egypt to this odor of gas.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading OFF AT LAST "The ancients," stated Jennie Stone solemnly, "burned incense upon any and all occasions--red letter days, labor days, celebrating Columbus Day and the morning after, I presume.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading O-o-o-o, Tommy, do let us get started!"
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading But we moderns burn gasoline.
