used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
ABOUTprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
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touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
AlpineadjectiveUS /ˈælpaɪn/
relating to or characteristic of alps
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
in spite of the fact that
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
any thing at all
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading MERE DAILY LIFE AT KRAKATOA.
the sister of your father or mother; the wife of your uncle
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading BUT SALLY IS QUITE FENWICK'S DAUGHTER BY NOW.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BUT SALLY IS QUITE FENWICK'S DAUGHTER BY NOW.
can't
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From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
Cimmerianadjective
intensely dark and gloomy as with perpetual darkness
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
persuaded of; very sure
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
convincesverbUS /kənˈvɪnsɪz/
third-person singular of “convince” — make (someone) agree, understand, or realize the truth or validity of something
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading MERE DAILY LIFE AT KRAKATOA.
a female human offspring
From this reading BUT SALLY IS QUITE FENWICK'S DAUGHTER BY NOW.
true confidential information
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
DR
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else
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From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
enjoyingverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
FENWICK'S
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From this reading BUT SALLY IS QUITE FENWICK'S DAUGHTER BY NOW.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
FRANCESnounUS /ˈfrænsɪs/
plural of “france” — a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading OF HER VIEWS ABOUT DR.
holidaynounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
ten 10s
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading BUT SALLY IS QUITE FENWICK'S DAUGHTER BY NOW.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
KRAKATOAnoun
a small volcanic island in Indonesia between Java and Sumatra; its violent eruption in 1883 was the greatest in recorded history
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a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading MERE DAILY LIFE AT KRAKATOA.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading MERE DAILY LIFE AT KRAKATOA.
mixesnounUS /ˈmɪksəz/
plural of “mix” — a commercially prepared mixture of dry ingredients
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
monstrousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːnstrəs/
abnormally large
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading BUT SALLY IS QUITE FENWICK'S DAUGHTER BY NOW.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading OF HER VIEWS ABOUT DR.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
otherwhere
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From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
peaksnounUS /piːks/
plural of “peak” — the most extreme possible amount or value
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading BUT SALLY IS QUITE FENWICK'S DAUGHTER BY NOW.
SALLYnounUS /ˈsæli/
witty remark
From this reading BUT SALLY IS QUITE FENWICK'S DAUGHTER BY NOW.
seasnounUS /siːz/
plural of “sea” — a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
shoresnounUS /ʃɔːrz/
plural of “shore” — the land along the edge of a body of water
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
soddenadjectiveUS /ˈsɑːdən/
wet through and through; thoroughly wet
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
in or at that place or location
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
move fast, noisily, and heavily
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
TISHY'S
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From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
VEREKER
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From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
plural of “view” — a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
From this reading OF HER VIEWS ABOUT DR.
welcomedverbUS /ˈwelkəmd/
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
at the time that
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
a Caucasian
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
in the company of; together with
From this reading Why should anything enjoy itself or anything else in this Cimmerian gloom, while away over there the great Alpine peaks are white against the blue, and otherwhere the music of a hundred seas mixes with their thunder on a thousand shores?
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading VEREKER, AND OF TISHY'S AUNT FRANCES When you come back from a holiday to a sodden and monstrous London, it is best to be welcomed by something young--by a creature that is convinced that it has been enjoying itself, and that convinces you as well, although you can't for the life of you understand the details.
