used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For a full week Herrick lived behind closed doors.
(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 Recent liberty made their present confinement wear all the more heavily.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It was a long devastating bout, and it was a hatefully dull week for Nancy and Edward.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Romantic memories of Elizabeth and Helen and David made the lonely children captious and cross with one another.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They had no zest for books; the sun kept eternally shining; it called them away to the mountain tops.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading For a full week Herrick lived behind closed doors.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading They had no zest for books; the sun kept eternally shining; it called them away to the mountain tops.
boutnounUS /baʊt/
(sports) a division during which one team is on the offensive
From this reading It was a long devastating bout, and it was a hatefully dull week for Nancy and Edward.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading They had no zest for books; the sun kept eternally shining; it called them away to the mountain tops.
captiousadjective
tending to find and call attention to faults
From this reading Romantic memories of Elizabeth and Helen and David made the lonely children captious and cross with one another.
plural of “child” — a young person of either sex
From this reading Romantic memories of Elizabeth and Helen and David made the lonely children captious and cross with one another.
not open or affording passage or access
From this reading For a full week Herrick lived behind closed doors.
confinementnounUS /kənˈfaɪnmənt/
concluding state of pregnancy; from the onset of contractions to the birth of a child
From this reading Recent liberty made their present confinement wear all the more heavily.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Romantic memories of Elizabeth and Helen and David made the lonely children captious and cross with one another.
patron saint of Wales (circa 520-600)
From this reading Romantic memories of Elizabeth and Helen and David made the lonely children captious and cross with one another.
devastatingadjectiveUS /ˈdevəsteɪtɪŋ/
making light of
From this reading It was a long devastating bout, and it was a hatefully dull week for Nancy and Edward.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading For a full week Herrick lived behind closed doors.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading It was a long devastating bout, and it was a hatefully dull week for Nancy and Edward.
King of England and Ireland in 1936; his marriage to Wallis Warfield Simpson created a constitutional crisis leading to his abdication (1894-1972)
From this reading It was a long devastating bout, and it was a hatefully dull week for Nancy and Edward.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading Romantic memories of Elizabeth and Helen and David made the lonely children captious and cross with one another.
eternallyadverbUS /ɪˈtɜːrnəli/
for a limitless time
From this reading They had no zest for books; the sun kept eternally shining; it called them away to the mountain tops.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For a full week Herrick lived behind closed doors.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading For a full week Herrick lived behind closed doors.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They had no zest for books; the sun kept eternally shining; it called them away to the mountain tops.
hatefullyadverb
in a hateful manner
From this reading It was a long devastating bout, and it was a hatefully dull week for Nancy and Edward.
to a considerable degree
From this reading Recent liberty made their present confinement wear all the more heavily.
(Greek mythology) the beautiful daughter of Zeus and Leda who was abducted by Paris; the Greek army sailed to Troy to get her back which resulted in the Trojan War
From this reading Romantic memories of Elizabeth and Helen and David made the lonely children captious and cross with one another.
HerricknounUS /ˈherɪk/
English lyric poet (1591-1674)
From this reading For a full week Herrick lived behind closed doors.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was a long devastating bout, and it was a hatefully dull week for Nancy and Edward.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading They had no zest for books; the sun kept eternally shining; it called them away to the mountain tops.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading Recent liberty made their present confinement wear all the more heavily.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading For a full week Herrick lived behind closed doors.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Romantic memories of Elizabeth and Helen and David made the lonely children captious and cross with one another.
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 It was a long devastating bout, and it was a hatefully dull week for Nancy and Edward.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Recent liberty made their present confinement wear all the more heavily.
memoriesnounUS /ˈmɛm.ə.riz/
Recollections of past events.
From this reading Romantic memories of Elizabeth and Helen and David made the lonely children captious and cross with one another.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Recent liberty made their present confinement wear all the more heavily.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading They had no zest for books; the sun kept eternally shining; it called them away to the mountain tops.
NancynounUS /ˈnænsi/
a city in northeastern France in Lorraine
From this reading It was a long devastating bout, and it was a hatefully dull week for Nancy and Edward.
not any; not one
From this reading They had no zest for books; the sun kept eternally shining; it called them away to the mountain tops.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Romantic memories of Elizabeth and Helen and David made the lonely children captious and cross with one another.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Romantic memories of Elizabeth and Helen and David made the lonely children captious and cross with one another.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Recent liberty made their present confinement wear all the more heavily.
RecentadjectiveUS /ˈriːsənt/
new
From this reading Recent liberty made their present confinement wear all the more heavily.
RomanticadjectiveUS /roʊˈmæntɪk/
belonging to or characteristic of Romanticism or the Romantic Movement in the arts
From this reading Romantic memories of Elizabeth and Helen and David made the lonely children captious and cross with one another.
marked by exceptional merit
From this reading They had no zest for books; the sun kept eternally shining; it called them away to the mountain tops.
the star that is the source of light and heat for the planets in the solar system
From this reading They had no zest for books; the sun kept eternally shining; it called them away to the mountain tops.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Recent liberty made their present confinement wear all the more heavily.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading Recent liberty made their present confinement wear all the more heavily.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading They had no zest for books; the sun kept eternally shining; it called them away to the mountain tops.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They had no zest for books; the sun kept eternally shining; it called them away to the mountain tops.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading They had no zest for books; the sun kept eternally shining; it called them away to the mountain tops.
topsadjectiveUS /tɑːps/
of the highest quality
From this reading They had no zest for books; the sun kept eternally shining; it called them away to the mountain tops.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was a long devastating bout, and it was a hatefully dull week for Nancy and Edward.
be dressed in
From this reading Recent liberty made their present confinement wear all the more heavily.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading For a full week Herrick lived behind closed doors.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Romantic memories of Elizabeth and Helen and David made the lonely children captious and cross with one another.
zestnounUS /zest/
vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
From this reading They had no zest for books; the sun kept eternally shining; it called them away to the mountain tops.
