used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Better pray at a Hindu shrine to Krishna, god of love revels, than waste time in consulting a Moslem astrologer.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading That is what I have said all along, dear lady'; and with undoubtedly great affection the woman folded to her breast her now sobbing mistress.
(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 That is what I have said all along, dear lady'; and with undoubtedly great affection the woman folded to her breast her now sobbing mistress.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading That is what I have said all along, dear lady'; and with undoubtedly great affection the woman folded to her breast her now sobbing mistress.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That is what I have said all along, dear lady'; and with undoubtedly great affection the woman folded to her breast her now sobbing mistress.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading If your stars cannot get us what we wish, what good are they?
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading "I turned away, as was proper, and busied myself with a chart of the heavens over which I had been poring when my visitors had arrived.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "I turned away, as was proper, and busied myself with a chart of the heavens over which I had been poring when my visitors had arrived.
astrologernounUS /əˈstrɑːlədʒər/
someone who predicts the future by the positions of the planets and sun and Moon
From this reading Better pray at a Hindu shrine to Krishna, god of love revels, than waste time in consulting a Moslem astrologer.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Better pray at a Hindu shrine to Krishna, god of love revels, than waste time in consulting a Moslem astrologer.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I turned away, as was proper, and busied myself with a chart of the heavens over which I had been poring when my visitors had arrived.
Bah
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From this reading "'Bah!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading "I turned away, as was proper, and busied myself with a chart of the heavens over which I had been poring when my visitors had arrived.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading Better pray at a Hindu shrine to Krishna, god of love revels, than waste time in consulting a Moslem astrologer.
the front of the trunk from the neck to the abdomen
From this reading That is what I have said all along, dear lady'; and with undoubtedly great affection the woman folded to her breast her now sobbing mistress.
busiedverbUS /ˈbɪzid/
inflected form of “busy” — keep busy with
From this reading "I turned away, as was proper, and busied myself with a chart of the heavens over which I had been poring when my visitors had arrived.
cannot
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From this reading If your stars cannot get us what we wish, what good are they?
chartnounUS /tʃɑːrt/
a visual display of information
From this reading "I turned away, as was proper, and busied myself with a chart of the heavens over which I had been poring when my visitors had arrived.
consultingverbUS /kənˈsʌltɪŋ/
-ing form of “consult” — get or ask advice from
From this reading Better pray at a Hindu shrine to Krishna, god of love revels, than waste time in consulting a Moslem astrologer.
dearly loved
From this reading That is what I have said all along, dear lady'; and with undoubtedly great affection the woman folded to her breast her now sobbing mistress.
past form of “fold” — bend or lay so that one part covers the other
From this reading That is what I have said all along, dear lady'; and with undoubtedly great affection the woman folded to her breast her now sobbing mistress.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading If your stars cannot get us what we wish, what good are they?
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Better pray at a Hindu shrine to Krishna, god of love revels, than waste time in consulting a Moslem astrologer.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading If your stars cannot get us what we wish, what good are they?
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading That is what I have said all along, dear lady'; and with undoubtedly great affection the woman folded to her breast her now sobbing mistress.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "I turned away, as was proper, and busied myself with a chart of the heavens over which I had been poring when my visitors had arrived.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading That is what I have said all along, dear lady'; and with undoubtedly great affection the woman folded to her breast her now sobbing mistress.
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading "I turned away, as was proper, and busied myself with a chart of the heavens over which I had been poring when my visitors had arrived.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That is what I have said all along, dear lady'; and with undoubtedly great affection the woman folded to her breast her now sobbing mistress.
HindunounUS /ˈhɪnduː/
a native or inhabitant of Hindustan or India
From this reading Better pray at a Hindu shrine to Krishna, god of love revels, than waste time in consulting a Moslem astrologer.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading That is what I have said all along, dear lady'; and with undoubtedly great affection the woman folded to her breast her now sobbing mistress.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If your stars cannot get us what we wish, what good are they?
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Better pray at a Hindu shrine to Krishna, god of love revels, than waste time in consulting a Moslem astrologer.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That is what I have said all along, dear lady'; and with undoubtedly great affection the woman folded to her breast her now sobbing mistress.
KrishnanounUS /ˈkrɪʃnə/
8th and most important avatar of Vishnu; incarnated as a handsome young man playing a flute
From this reading Better pray at a Hindu shrine to Krishna, god of love revels, than waste time in consulting a Moslem astrologer.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading That is what I have said all along, dear lady'; and with undoubtedly great affection the woman folded to her breast her now sobbing mistress.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading Better pray at a Hindu shrine to Krishna, god of love revels, than waste time in consulting a Moslem astrologer.
an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
From this reading That is what I have said all along, dear lady'; and with undoubtedly great affection the woman folded to her breast her now sobbing mistress.
MoslemnounUS /ˈmɑːzləm/
a believer in or follower of Islam
From this reading Better pray at a Hindu shrine to Krishna, god of love revels, than waste time in consulting a Moslem astrologer.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "I turned away, as was proper, and busied myself with a chart of the heavens over which I had been poring when my visitors had arrived.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading "I turned away, as was proper, and busied myself with a chart of the heavens over which I had been poring when my visitors had arrived.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading That is what I have said all along, dear lady'; and with undoubtedly great affection the woman folded to her breast her now sobbing mistress.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Better pray at a Hindu shrine to Krishna, god of love revels, than waste time in consulting a Moslem astrologer.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading "I turned away, as was proper, and busied myself with a chart of the heavens over which I had been poring when my visitors had arrived.
poringverbUS /ˈpɔːrɪŋ/
-ing form of “pore” — direct one's attention on something
From this reading "I turned away, as was proper, and busied myself with a chart of the heavens over which I had been poring when my visitors had arrived.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading Better pray at a Hindu shrine to Krishna, god of love revels, than waste time in consulting a Moslem astrologer.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading "I turned away, as was proper, and busied myself with a chart of the heavens over which I had been poring when my visitors had arrived.
revelsnounUS /ˈrevəlz/
plural of “revel” — unrestrained merrymaking
From this reading Better pray at a Hindu shrine to Krishna, god of love revels, than waste time in consulting a Moslem astrologer.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading That is what I have said all along, dear lady'; and with undoubtedly great affection the woman folded to her breast her now sobbing mistress.
shrinenounUS /ʃraɪn/
a place of worship hallowed by association with some sacred thing or person
From this reading Better pray at a Hindu shrine to Krishna, god of love revels, than waste time in consulting a Moslem astrologer.
sobbingnounUS /ˈsɑːbɪŋ/
convulsive gasp made while weeping
From this reading That is what I have said all along, dear lady'; and with undoubtedly great affection the woman folded to her breast her now sobbing mistress.
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading If your stars cannot get us what we wish, what good are they?
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Better pray at a Hindu shrine to Krishna, god of love revels, than waste time in consulting a Moslem astrologer.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That is what I have said all along, dear lady'; and with undoubtedly great affection the woman folded to her breast her now sobbing mistress.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That is what I have said all along, dear lady'; and with undoubtedly great affection the woman folded to her breast her now sobbing mistress.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading If your stars cannot get us what we wish, what good are they?
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Better pray at a Hindu shrine to Krishna, god of love revels, than waste time in consulting a Moslem astrologer.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Better pray at a Hindu shrine to Krishna, god of love revels, than waste time in consulting a Moslem astrologer.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading "I turned away, as was proper, and busied myself with a chart of the heavens over which I had been poring when my visitors had arrived.
undoubtedlyadverbUS /ənˈdaʊtɪdli/
without doubt; certainly
From this reading That is what I have said all along, dear lady'; and with undoubtedly great affection the woman folded to her breast her now sobbing mistress.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If your stars cannot get us what we wish, what good are they?
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading "I turned away, as was proper, and busied myself with a chart of the heavens over which I had been poring when my visitors had arrived.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "I turned away, as was proper, and busied myself with a chart of the heavens over which I had been poring when my visitors had arrived.
any materials unused and rejected as worthless or unwanted
From this reading Better pray at a Hindu shrine to Krishna, god of love revels, than waste time in consulting a Moslem astrologer.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading If your stars cannot get us what we wish, what good are they?
used to ask for information about something
From this reading If your stars cannot get us what we wish, what good are they?
at the time that
From this reading "I turned away, as was proper, and busied myself with a chart of the heavens over which I had been poring when my visitors had arrived.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "I turned away, as was proper, and busied myself with a chart of the heavens over which I had been poring when my visitors had arrived.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading If your stars cannot get us what we wish, what good are they?
in the company of; together with
From this reading That is what I have said all along, dear lady'; and with undoubtedly great affection the woman folded to her breast her now sobbing mistress.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading That is what I have said all along, dear lady'; and with undoubtedly great affection the woman folded to her breast her now sobbing mistress.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading If your stars cannot get us what we wish, what good are they?
