used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Wall, after a seen of almost inexpressible wretchedness we reached St. Paul’s Cathedral.
a-gittin
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From this reading Josiah a-gittin’ it into his head that it wuz fashionable to read up about places of interest, had flooded his brain almost beyend its strength to bear about the Cathedral.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Josiah a-gittin’ it into his head that it wuz fashionable to read up about places of interest, had flooded his brain almost beyend its strength to bear about the Cathedral.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Wall, after a seen of almost inexpressible wretchedness we reached St. Paul’s Cathedral.
(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 And that information oozed and drizzled out of the instersises of his brain all the time we wuz there.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading Wall, after a seen of almost inexpressible wretchedness we reached St. Paul’s Cathedral.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading PAUL’S AND THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.
have
From this reading Josiah a-gittin’ it into his head that it wuz fashionable to read up about places of interest, had flooded his brain almost beyend its strength to bear about the Cathedral.
beyend
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From this reading Josiah a-gittin’ it into his head that it wuz fashionable to read up about places of interest, had flooded his brain almost beyend its strength to bear about the Cathedral.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Josiah a-gittin’ it into his head that it wuz fashionable to read up about places of interest, had flooded his brain almost beyend its strength to bear about the Cathedral.
CathedralnounUS /kəˈθiːdrəl/
any large and important church
From this reading Wall, after a seen of almost inexpressible wretchedness we reached St. Paul’s Cathedral.
drizzled
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From this reading And that information oozed and drizzled out of the instersises of his brain all the time we wuz there.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading PAUL’S AND THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.
fashionableadjectiveUS /ˈfæʃənəbəl/
being or in accordance with current social fashions
From this reading Josiah a-gittin’ it into his head that it wuz fashionable to read up about places of interest, had flooded his brain almost beyend its strength to bear about the Cathedral.
floodedadjectiveUS /ˈflʌdəd/
covered with water
From this reading Josiah a-gittin’ it into his head that it wuz fashionable to read up about places of interest, had flooded his brain almost beyend its strength to bear about the Cathedral.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Josiah a-gittin’ it into his head that it wuz fashionable to read up about places of interest, had flooded his brain almost beyend its strength to bear about the Cathedral.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Josiah a-gittin’ it into his head that it wuz fashionable to read up about places of interest, had flooded his brain almost beyend its strength to bear about the Cathedral.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Josiah a-gittin’ it into his head that it wuz fashionable to read up about places of interest, had flooded his brain almost beyend its strength to bear about the Cathedral.
inexpressibleadjective
defying expression
From this reading Wall, after a seen of almost inexpressible wretchedness we reached St. Paul’s Cathedral.
a message received and understood
From this reading And that information oozed and drizzled out of the instersises of his brain all the time we wuz there.
instersises
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From this reading And that information oozed and drizzled out of the instersises of his brain all the time we wuz there.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading Josiah a-gittin’ it into his head that it wuz fashionable to read up about places of interest, had flooded his brain almost beyend its strength to bear about the Cathedral.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Josiah a-gittin’ it into his head that it wuz fashionable to read up about places of interest, had flooded his brain almost beyend its strength to bear about the Cathedral.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Josiah a-gittin’ it into his head that it wuz fashionable to read up about places of interest, had flooded his brain almost beyend its strength to bear about the Cathedral.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Josiah a-gittin’ it into his head that it wuz fashionable to read up about places of interest, had flooded his brain almost beyend its strength to bear about the Cathedral.
Josiah
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From this reading Josiah a-gittin’ it into his head that it wuz fashionable to read up about places of interest, had flooded his brain almost beyend its strength to bear about the Cathedral.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading PAUL’S AND THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.
oozedverbUS /uːzd/
past form of “ooze” — pass gradually or leak through or as if through small openings
From this reading And that information oozed and drizzled out of the instersises of his brain all the time we wuz there.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And that information oozed and drizzled out of the instersises of his brain all the time we wuz there.
PAUL'SnounUS /pɔːlz/
possessive form of “paul” — United States feminist (1885-1977)
From this reading PAUL’S AND THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.
plural of “place” — a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Josiah a-gittin’ it into his head that it wuz fashionable to read up about places of interest, had flooded his brain almost beyend its strength to bear about the Cathedral.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Wall, after a seen of almost inexpressible wretchedness we reached St. Paul’s Cathedral.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Josiah a-gittin’ it into his head that it wuz fashionable to read up about places of interest, had flooded his brain almost beyend its strength to bear about the Cathedral.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Wall, after a seen of almost inexpressible wretchedness we reached St. Paul’s Cathedral.
ST
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From this reading ST.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading Josiah a-gittin’ it into his head that it wuz fashionable to read up about places of interest, had flooded his brain almost beyend its strength to bear about the Cathedral.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Josiah a-gittin’ it into his head that it wuz fashionable to read up about places of interest, had flooded his brain almost beyend its strength to bear about the Cathedral.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading PAUL’S AND THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.
in or at that place or location
From this reading And that information oozed and drizzled out of the instersises of his brain all the time we wuz there.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And that information oozed and drizzled out of the instersises of his brain all the time we wuz there.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Josiah a-gittin’ it into his head that it wuz fashionable to read up about places of interest, had flooded his brain almost beyend its strength to bear about the Cathedral.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Josiah a-gittin’ it into his head that it wuz fashionable to read up about places of interest, had flooded his brain almost beyend its strength to bear about the Cathedral.
an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure
From this reading Wall, after a seen of almost inexpressible wretchedness we reached St. Paul’s Cathedral.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Wall, after a seen of almost inexpressible wretchedness we reached St. Paul’s Cathedral.
WELLINGTONnounUS /ˈwelɪŋtən/
British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852)
From this reading PAUL’S AND THE DUKE OF WELLINGTON.
wretchednessnoun
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading Wall, after a seen of almost inexpressible wretchedness we reached St. Paul’s Cathedral.
wuz
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From this reading Josiah a-gittin’ it into his head that it wuz fashionable to read up about places of interest, had flooded his brain almost beyend its strength to bear about the Cathedral.
