used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
in the past
From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The scene of our story shifts away now to a far-off land.
AWFULadjectiveUS /ˈɑːfəl/
exceptionally bad or displeasing
From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
BEST-HATED
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From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
boastverbUS /boʊst/
show off
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
a young person of either sex
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
commencingverbUS /kəˈmensɪŋ/
-ing form of “commence” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
a state at a particular time
From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
widely known and esteemed
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
far-offadjective
very far away in space or time
From this reading The scene of our story shifts away now to a far-off land.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
unflinching in battle or action
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
geographynounUS /dʒiˈɑːɡrəfi/
study of the earth's surface; includes people's responses to topography and climate and soil and vegetation
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
GIBnounUS /ɡɪb/
a unit of information equal to 1024 mebibytes or 2^30 (1,073,741,824) bytes
From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
ten 10s
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
the formation of a mental image of something that is not perceived as real and is not present to the senses
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The scene of our story shifts away now to a far-off land.
immediately past
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
learnsverbUS /lɜːrnz/
third-person singular of “learn” — gain knowledge or skills
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
lispnounUS /lɪsp/
a speech defect that involves pronouncing “s” like voiceless “th” and “z” like voiced “th”
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
used to form the superlative
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The scene of our story shifts away now to a far-off land.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The scene of our story shifts away now to a far-off land.
PersonallyadverbUS /ˈpɜːrsənəli/
as yourself
From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
cut with a saw
From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading The scene of our story shifts away now to a far-off land.
an educational institution
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
shiftsnounUS /ʃɪfts/
plural of “shift” — an event in which something is displaced without rotation
From this reading The scene of our story shifts away now to a far-off land.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
STABBEDverbUS /stæbd/
inflected form of “stab” — use a knife on
From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The scene of our story shifts away now to a far-off land.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The scene of our story shifts away now to a far-off land.
VENDETTAnounUS /venˈdetə/
a feud in which members of the opposing parties murder each other
From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
past form of “visit” — go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading Personally speaking, when I myself first visited it, many years ago, I was astonished at everything I saw around me and above me.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
wanderverbUS /ˈwɑːndər/
move about aimlessly or without any destination, often in search of food or employment
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
WASauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading AWFUL CONDITION OF GIB--GRANDFATHER STABBED--A VENDETTA--THE DUKE WAS THE BEST-HATED MAN ON THE ROCK.
at the time that
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
in the company of; together with
From this reading In imagination I walk or wander with my gallant grandfather from point to point of the most famous rock that history can boast of.
a late time of life
From this reading It is almost the first name that a child learns to lisp at school, when commencing to learn geography, and has been so for the last hundred years.
