used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading It means, I suppose, that I am not marked for success.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am cigarless and derbyless; I do not wear those funny little white margins inside my vest.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading Even if I ring a bell and order a bottle I am not happy.
a glass or plastic vessel used for storing drinks or other liquids; typically cylindrical without handles and with a narrow neck that can be plugged or capped
From this reading Even if I ring a bell and order a bottle I am not happy.
inflected form of “buy” — obtain by purchase; acquire by means of a financial transaction
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
cigarless
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From this reading I am cigarless and derbyless; I do not wear those funny little white margins inside my vest.
cynicnounUS /ˈsɪnɪk/
someone who is critical of the motives of others
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
dearly loved
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
derbyless
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From this reading I am cigarless and derbyless; I do not wear those funny little white margins inside my vest.
Dickinson's
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From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
disquiets
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From this reading The House of Lords disquiets me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I am cigarless and derbyless; I do not wear those funny little white margins inside my vest.
ecstasynounUS /ˈekstəsi/
a state of being carried away by overwhelming emotion
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
Emily
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From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
divisible by two
From this reading Even if I ring a bell and order a bottle I am not happy.
opinion or judgment
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It means, I suppose, that I am not marked for success.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
made afraid
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading I am cigarless and derbyless; I do not wear those funny little white margins inside my vest.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Even if I ring a bell and order a bottle I am not happy.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The House of Lords disquiets me.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It means, I suppose, that I am not marked for success.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading Even if I ring a bell and order a bottle I am not happy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading I am cigarless and derbyless; I do not wear those funny little white margins inside my vest.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It means, I suppose, that I am not marked for success.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I am cigarless and derbyless; I do not wear those funny little white margins inside my vest.
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 My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
plural of “lord” — terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading The House of Lords disquiets me.
marginsnounUS /ˈmɑːrdʒənz/
plural of “margin” — the boundary line or the area immediately inside the boundary
From this reading I am cigarless and derbyless; I do not wear those funny little white margins inside my vest.
strongly marked; easily noticeable
From this reading It means, I suppose, that I am not marked for success.
joined in matrimony
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
thing or person that acts to produce a particular effect or achieve an end
From this reading It means, I suppose, that I am not marked for success.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I am cigarless and derbyless; I do not wear those funny little white margins inside my vest.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It means, I suppose, that I am not marked for success.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
being directly across from each other; facing
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Even if I ring a bell and order a bottle I am not happy.
causing physical or psychological pain
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
Peet's
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From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
poemsnounUS /ˈpoʊəmz/
plural of “poem” — a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading Even if I ring a bell and order a bottle I am not happy.
RogersnounUS /ˈrɑːdʒərz/
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
scarfnounUS /skɑːrf/
a garment worn around the head or neck or shoulders for warmth or decoration
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
shabbyadjectiveUS /ˈʃæbi/
showing signs of wear and tear
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
not in physical motion
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading It means, I suppose, that I am not marked for success.
express a supposition
From this reading It means, I suppose, that I am not marked for success.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It means, I suppose, that I am not marked for success.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I am cigarless and derbyless; I do not wear those funny little white margins inside my vest.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
a shaky motion
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
vestverbUS /vest/
provide with power and authority
From this reading I am cigarless and derbyless; I do not wear those funny little white margins inside my vest.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
be dressed in
From this reading I am cigarless and derbyless; I do not wear those funny little white margins inside my vest.
at the time that
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
a Caucasian
From this reading I am cigarless and derbyless; I do not wear those funny little white margins inside my vest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading My scarf is still the dear old shabby one in which I was married (I bought it at Rogers Peet's, and I shall never forget it) and when I look up from Emily Dickinson's poems with a trembling thrill of painful ecstasy, I am frightened by the long row of hard faces and cynic eyes opposite me.
