used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading MERRY CHRISTMAS “What a lot of times I seem to have said ‘Merry Christmas’ this afternoon!”
the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading MERRY CHRISTMAS “What a lot of times I seem to have said ‘Merry Christmas’ this afternoon!”
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
AndrewsnounUS /ˈændruːz/
United States naturalist who contributed to paleontology and geology (1884-1960)
From this reading “Mrs. Andrews, to whom I took that crossover just now, said—‘It was hard enough to feel joyful when her man was bent double with rheumatism from the dampness of his cottage!’
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Miss Osric, _are_ the cottages in very bad repair here?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading Miss Osric, _are_ the cottages in very bad repair here?
an indentation of a shoreline larger than a cove but smaller than a gulf
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
a relatively permanent inclination to react in a particular way
From this reading “Mrs. Andrews, to whom I took that crossover just now, said—‘It was hard enough to feel joyful when her man was bent double with rheumatism from the dampness of his cottage!’
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
period extending from Dec. 24 to Jan. 6
From this reading MERRY CHRISTMAS “What a lot of times I seem to have said ‘Merry Christmas’ this afternoon!”
a small house with a single story
From this reading “Mrs. Andrews, to whom I took that crossover just now, said—‘It was hard enough to feel joyful when her man was bent double with rheumatism from the dampness of his cottage!’
cottagesnounUS /ˈkɑːtɪdʒɪz/
plural of “cottage” — a small house with a single story
From this reading Miss Osric, _are_ the cottages in very bad repair here?
crossovernounUS /ˈkrɔːsoʊvər/
the interchange of sections between pairing homologous chromosomes during the prophase of meiosis
From this reading “Mrs. Andrews, to whom I took that crossover just now, said—‘It was hard enough to feel joyful when her man was bent double with rheumatism from the dampness of his cottage!’
dampnessnounUS /ˈdæmpnɪs/
a slight wetness
From this reading “Mrs. Andrews, to whom I took that crossover just now, said—‘It was hard enough to feel joyful when her man was bent double with rheumatism from the dampness of his cottage!’
increase twofold
From this reading “Mrs. Andrews, to whom I took that crossover just now, said—‘It was hard enough to feel joyful when her man was bent double with rheumatism from the dampness of his cottage!’
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
past form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading “Mrs. Andrews, to whom I took that crossover just now, said—‘It was hard enough to feel joyful when her man was bent double with rheumatism from the dampness of his cottage!’
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading “And the sad thing is, that nobody here seems to feel particularly happy,” she went on.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “Mrs. Andrews, to whom I took that crossover just now, said—‘It was hard enough to feel joyful when her man was bent double with rheumatism from the dampness of his cottage!’
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading “And the sad thing is, that nobody here seems to feel particularly happy,” she went on.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading “Mrs. Andrews, to whom I took that crossover just now, said—‘It was hard enough to feel joyful when her man was bent double with rheumatism from the dampness of his cottage!’
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MERRY CHRISTMAS “What a lot of times I seem to have said ‘Merry Christmas’ this afternoon!”
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading “Mrs. Andrews, to whom I took that crossover just now, said—‘It was hard enough to feel joyful when her man was bent double with rheumatism from the dampness of his cottage!’
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading “And the sad thing is, that nobody here seems to feel particularly happy,” she went on.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading “Mrs. Andrews, to whom I took that crossover just now, said—‘It was hard enough to feel joyful when her man was bent double with rheumatism from the dampness of his cottage!’
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MERRY CHRISTMAS “What a lot of times I seem to have said ‘Merry Christmas’ this afternoon!”
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “And the sad thing is, that nobody here seems to feel particularly happy,” she went on.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading “Mrs. Andrews, to whom I took that crossover just now, said—‘It was hard enough to feel joyful when her man was bent double with rheumatism from the dampness of his cottage!’
joyfuladjectiveUS /ˈdʒɔɪfəl/
full of or producing joy
From this reading “Mrs. Andrews, to whom I took that crossover just now, said—‘It was hard enough to feel joyful when her man was bent double with rheumatism from the dampness of his cottage!’
and nothing more
From this reading “Mrs. Andrews, to whom I took that crossover just now, said—‘It was hard enough to feel joyful when her man was bent double with rheumatism from the dampness of his cottage!’
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading MERRY CHRISTMAS “What a lot of times I seem to have said ‘Merry Christmas’ this afternoon!”
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading “Mrs. Andrews, to whom I took that crossover just now, said—‘It was hard enough to feel joyful when her man was bent double with rheumatism from the dampness of his cottage!’
full of or showing high-spirited merriment
From this reading MERRY CHRISTMAS “What a lot of times I seem to have said ‘Merry Christmas’ this afternoon!”
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading “Mrs. Andrews, to whom I took that crossover just now, said—‘It was hard enough to feel joyful when her man was bent double with rheumatism from the dampness of his cottage!’
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
no person; not anyone
From this reading “And the sad thing is, that nobody here seems to feel particularly happy,” she went on.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading “Mrs. Andrews, to whom I took that crossover just now, said—‘It was hard enough to feel joyful when her man was bent double with rheumatism from the dampness of his cottage!’
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading MERRY CHRISTMAS “What a lot of times I seem to have said ‘Merry Christmas’ this afternoon!”
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading “And the sad thing is, that nobody here seems to feel particularly happy,” she went on.
Osric
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From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
a set of two similar things considered as a unit
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading “And the sad thing is, that nobody here seems to feel particularly happy,” she went on.
poniesnounUS /ˈpoʊniz/
plural of “pony” — a range horse of the western United States
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
ponynounUS /ˈpoʊniː/
a range horse of the western United States
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
repairnounUS /rɪˈper/
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading Miss Osric, _are_ the cottages in very bad repair here?
rheumatismnounUS /ˈruːmətɪzəm/
any painful disorder of the joints or muscles or connective tissues
From this reading “Mrs. Andrews, to whom I took that crossover just now, said—‘It was hard enough to feel joyful when her man was bent double with rheumatism from the dampness of his cottage!’
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading “And the sad thing is, that nobody here seems to feel particularly happy,” she went on.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading MERRY CHRISTMAS “What a lot of times I seem to have said ‘Merry Christmas’ this afternoon!”
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading MERRY CHRISTMAS “What a lot of times I seem to have said ‘Merry Christmas’ this afternoon!”
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading “And the sad thing is, that nobody here seems to feel particularly happy,” she went on.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
SydneynounUS /ˈsɪdni/
the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
Sydney'snounUS /ˈsɪdniz/
possessive form of “sydney” — the largest Australian city located in southeastern Australia on the Tasman Sea; state capital of New South Wales; Australia's chief port
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “And the sad thing is, that nobody here seems to feel particularly happy,” she went on.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
a special situation
From this reading “And the sad thing is, that nobody here seems to feel particularly happy,” she went on.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading MERRY CHRISTMAS “What a lot of times I seem to have said ‘Merry Christmas’ this afternoon!”
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading MERRY CHRISTMAS “What a lot of times I seem to have said ‘Merry Christmas’ this afternoon!”
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading MERRY CHRISTMAS “What a lot of times I seem to have said ‘Merry Christmas’ this afternoon!”
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading “Mrs. Andrews, to whom I took that crossover just now, said—‘It was hard enough to feel joyful when her man was bent double with rheumatism from the dampness of his cottage!’
precisely as stated
From this reading Miss Osric, _are_ the cottages in very bad repair here?
a community of people smaller than a town
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “Mrs. Andrews, to whom I took that crossover just now, said—‘It was hard enough to feel joyful when her man was bent double with rheumatism from the dampness of his cottage!’
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MERRY CHRISTMAS “What a lot of times I seem to have said ‘Merry Christmas’ this afternoon!”
at the time that
From this reading “Mrs. Andrews, to whom I took that crossover just now, said—‘It was hard enough to feel joyful when her man was bent double with rheumatism from the dampness of his cottage!’
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading “Mrs. Andrews, to whom I took that crossover just now, said—‘It was hard enough to feel joyful when her man was bent double with rheumatism from the dampness of his cottage!’
in the company of; together with
From this reading Sydney remarked as she and Miss Osric went round the village in Sydney’s little pony carriage with the pair of lovely little bay ponies she so much enjoyed driving.
