used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "O Time! thou must untangle this, not I, 'Tis too hard a knot for me to untie."
absurdlyadverbUS /əbˈsɜːrdli/
in an absurd manner or to an absurd degree
From this reading It was matter of great astonishment to me to find myself so absurdly weak, my strength and spirits at school having passed into a proverb.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Kitty was at my side in an instant, and a brighter fresher face to greet one's waking vision could not be desired.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading It was matter of great astonishment to me to find myself so absurdly weak, my strength and spirits at school having passed into a proverb.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Kitty was at my side in an instant, and a brighter fresher face to greet one's waking vision could not be desired.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Kitty was at my side in an instant, and a brighter fresher face to greet one's waking vision could not be desired.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She managed, by prompt and clever measures, to keep off Mrs. Roberts till I had had my breakfast, and risen and been dressed.
eat an early morning meal
From this reading She managed, by prompt and clever measures, to keep off Mrs. Roberts till I had had my breakfast, and risen and been dressed.
brighteradjectiveUS /ˈbraɪtər/
comparative of “bright” — emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading Kitty was at my side in an instant, and a brighter fresher face to greet one's waking vision could not be desired.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading She managed, by prompt and clever measures, to keep off Mrs. Roberts till I had had my breakfast, and risen and been dressed.
showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading She managed, by prompt and clever measures, to keep off Mrs. Roberts till I had had my breakfast, and risen and been dressed.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Kitty was at my side in an instant, and a brighter fresher face to greet one's waking vision could not be desired.
curtainsnounUS /ˈkɜːrtənz/
plural of “curtain” — hanging cloth used as a blind (especially for a window)
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
wanted intensely
From this reading Kitty was at my side in an instant, and a brighter fresher face to greet one's waking vision could not be desired.
dressed or clothed especially in fine attire; often used in combination
From this reading She managed, by prompt and clever measures, to keep off Mrs. Roberts till I had had my breakfast, and risen and been dressed.
at any time
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Kitty was at my side in an instant, and a brighter fresher face to greet one's waking vision could not be desired.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading It was matter of great astonishment to me to find myself so absurdly weak, my strength and spirits at school having passed into a proverb.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "O Time! thou must untangle this, not I, 'Tis too hard a knot for me to untie."
set up or found
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
freshernounUS /ˈfreʃər/
a first-year undergraduate
From this reading Kitty was at my side in an instant, and a brighter fresher face to greet one's waking vision could not be desired.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It was matter of great astonishment to me to find myself so absurdly weak, my strength and spirits at school having passed into a proverb.
greetverbUS /ɡriːt/
express greetings upon meeting someone
From this reading Kitty was at my side in an instant, and a brighter fresher face to greet one's waking vision could not be desired.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading "O Time! thou must untangle this, not I, 'Tis too hard a knot for me to untie."
havingauxiliary verbUS /ˈhævɪŋ/
the -ing form of “have”
From this reading It was matter of great astonishment to me to find myself so absurdly weak, my strength and spirits at school having passed into a proverb.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "O Time! thou must untangle this, not I, 'Tis too hard a knot for me to untie."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Kitty was at my side in an instant, and a brighter fresher face to greet one's waking vision could not be desired.
a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)
From this reading Kitty was at my side in an instant, and a brighter fresher face to greet one's waking vision could not be desired.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It was matter of great astonishment to me to find myself so absurdly weak, my strength and spirits at school having passed into a proverb.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading She managed, by prompt and clever measures, to keep off Mrs. Roberts till I had had my breakfast, and risen and been dressed.
KittynounUS /ˈkɪti/
the combined stakes of the betters
From this reading Kitty was at my side in an instant, and a brighter fresher face to greet one's waking vision could not be desired.
knotnounUS /nɑːt/
a tight cluster of people or things
From this reading "O Time! thou must untangle this, not I, 'Tis too hard a knot for me to untie."
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading She managed, by prompt and clever measures, to keep off Mrs. Roberts till I had had my breakfast, and risen and been dressed.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It was matter of great astonishment to me to find myself so absurdly weak, my strength and spirits at school having passed into a proverb.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "O Time! thou must untangle this, not I, 'Tis too hard a knot for me to untie."
measuresnounUS /ˈmeʒərz/
plural of “measure” — any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading She managed, by prompt and clever measures, to keep off Mrs. Roberts till I had had my breakfast, and risen and been dressed.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading She managed, by prompt and clever measures, to keep off Mrs. Roberts till I had had my breakfast, and risen and been dressed.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading "O Time! thou must untangle this, not I, 'Tis too hard a knot for me to untie."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was matter of great astonishment to me to find myself so absurdly weak, my strength and spirits at school having passed into a proverb.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "O Time! thou must untangle this, not I, 'Tis too hard a knot for me to untie."
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading "O Time! thou must untangle this, not I, 'Tis too hard a knot for me to untie."
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She managed, by prompt and clever measures, to keep off Mrs. Roberts till I had had my breakfast, and risen and been dressed.
one's
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From this reading Kitty was at my side in an instant, and a brighter fresher face to greet one's waking vision could not be desired.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading It was matter of great astonishment to me to find myself so absurdly weak, my strength and spirits at school having passed into a proverb.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
pleasanter
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From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
promptverbUS /prɑːmpt/
give an incentive for action
From this reading She managed, by prompt and clever measures, to keep off Mrs. Roberts till I had had my breakfast, and risen and been dressed.
proverbnounUS /ˈprɑːvərb/
a condensed but memorable saying embodying some important fact of experience that is taken as true by many people
From this reading It was matter of great astonishment to me to find myself so absurdly weak, my strength and spirits at school having passed into a proverb.
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading She managed, by prompt and clever measures, to keep off Mrs. Roberts till I had had my breakfast, and risen and been dressed.
RobertsnounUS /ˈrɑːbərts/
United States biochemist (born in England) honored for his discovery that some genes contain introns (born in 1943)
From this reading She managed, by prompt and clever measures, to keep off Mrs. Roberts till I had had my breakfast, and risen and been dressed.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
an educational institution
From this reading It was matter of great astonishment to me to find myself so absurdly weak, my strength and spirits at school having passed into a proverb.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She managed, by prompt and clever measures, to keep off Mrs. Roberts till I had had my breakfast, and risen and been dressed.
a place within a region identified relative to a center or reference location
From this reading Kitty was at my side in an instant, and a brighter fresher face to greet one's waking vision could not be desired.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It was matter of great astonishment to me to find myself so absurdly weak, my strength and spirits at school having passed into a proverb.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading It was matter of great astonishment to me to find myself so absurdly weak, my strength and spirits at school having passed into a proverb.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading It was matter of great astonishment to me to find myself so absurdly weak, my strength and spirits at school having passed into a proverb.
the rays of the sun
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "O Time! thou must untangle this, not I, 'Tis too hard a knot for me to untie."
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading "O Time! thou must untangle this, not I, 'Tis too hard a knot for me to untie."
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
up to a particular time
From this reading She managed, by prompt and clever measures, to keep off Mrs. Roberts till I had had my breakfast, and risen and been dressed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading "O Time! thou must untangle this, not I, 'Tis too hard a knot for me to untie."
plural of “ti” — a light strong grey lustrous corrosion-resistant metallic element used in strong lightweight alloys (as for airplane parts); the main sources are rutile and ilmenite
From this reading "O Time! thou must untangle this, not I, 'Tis too hard a knot for me to untie."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "O Time! thou must untangle this, not I, 'Tis too hard a knot for me to untie."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "O Time! thou must untangle this, not I, 'Tis too hard a knot for me to untie."
untangleverbUS /ənˈtæŋɡəl/
release from entanglement of difficulty
From this reading "O Time! thou must untangle this, not I, 'Tis too hard a knot for me to untie."
untieverbUS /ənˈtaɪ/
undo the ties of
From this reading "O Time! thou must untangle this, not I, 'Tis too hard a knot for me to untie."
a vivid mental image
From this reading Kitty was at my side in an instant, and a brighter fresher face to greet one's waking vision could not be desired.
wakingadjectiveUS /ˈweɪ.kɪŋ/
Risen from sleep; conscious.
From this reading Kitty was at my side in an instant, and a brighter fresher face to greet one's waking vision could not be desired.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading It was matter of great astonishment to me to find myself so absurdly weak, my strength and spirits at school having passed into a proverb.
at the time that
From this reading When I awoke, it was to the pleasant reality of morning and sunshine, that had found their way through the light curtains of my pleasant room, and made it pleasanter than ever.
