used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have often wondered what a pupa must think when it first emerges from its prison of a cocoon into a butterfly to float in the air in the glorious sunlight!
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading What shall we feel the moment after we have shuffled off this mortal coil and fly out somewhere?
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading I have often wondered what a pupa must think when it first emerges from its prison of a cocoon into a butterfly to float in the air in the glorious sunlight!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have been thus minute and particular to show, if possible, how strange it was to undergo this change of scene and circumstances.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have been thus minute and particular to show, if possible, how strange it was to undergo this change of scene and circumstances.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I continued my practice in my new suit, before the great mirror in my room, until the time for Mr. Percy to come, when I went out on the veranda to meet him.
butterflyverbUS /ˈbʌtərflaɪ/
flutter like a butterfly
From this reading I have often wondered what a pupa must think when it first emerges from its prison of a cocoon into a butterfly to float in the air in the glorious sunlight!
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading I have been thus minute and particular to show, if possible, how strange it was to undergo this change of scene and circumstances.
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
From this reading I have been thus minute and particular to show, if possible, how strange it was to undergo this change of scene and circumstances.
cocoonnounUS /kəˈkuːn/
silky envelope spun by the larvae of many insects to protect pupas and by spiders to protect eggs
From this reading I have often wondered what a pupa must think when it first emerges from its prison of a cocoon into a butterfly to float in the air in the glorious sunlight!
coilnounUS /kɔɪl/
a structure consisting of something wound in a continuous series of loops
From this reading What shall we feel the moment after we have shuffled off this mortal coil and fly out somewhere?
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I continued my practice in my new suit, before the great mirror in my room, until the time for Mr. Percy to come, when I went out on the veranda to meet him.
without stop or interruption
From this reading I continued my practice in my new suit, before the great mirror in my room, until the time for Mr. Percy to come, when I went out on the veranda to meet him.
emergesverbUS /ɪˈmɜːrdʒɪz/
third-person singular of “emerge” — come out into view, as from concealment
From this reading I have often wondered what a pupa must think when it first emerges from its prison of a cocoon into a butterfly to float in the air in the glorious sunlight!
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading What shall we feel the moment after we have shuffled off this mortal coil and fly out somewhere?
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I have often wondered what a pupa must think when it first emerges from its prison of a cocoon into a butterfly to float in the air in the glorious sunlight!
floatverbUS /floʊt/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading I have often wondered what a pupa must think when it first emerges from its prison of a cocoon into a butterfly to float in the air in the glorious sunlight!
travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading What shall we feel the moment after we have shuffled off this mortal coil and fly out somewhere?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I continued my practice in my new suit, before the great mirror in my room, until the time for Mr. Percy to come, when I went out on the veranda to meet him.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I have often wondered what a pupa must think when it first emerges from its prison of a cocoon into a butterfly to float in the air in the glorious sunlight!
having or deserving or conferring glory
From this reading I have often wondered what a pupa must think when it first emerges from its prison of a cocoon into a butterfly to float in the air in the glorious sunlight!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading I continued my practice in my new suit, before the great mirror in my room, until the time for Mr. Percy to come, when I went out on the veranda to meet him.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have been thus minute and particular to show, if possible, how strange it was to undergo this change of scene and circumstances.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I continued my practice in my new suit, before the great mirror in my room, until the time for Mr. Percy to come, when I went out on the veranda to meet him.
how
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From this reading I have been thus minute and particular to show, if possible, how strange it was to undergo this change of scene and circumstances.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have been thus minute and particular to show, if possible, how strange it was to undergo this change of scene and circumstances.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I have been thus minute and particular to show, if possible, how strange it was to undergo this change of scene and circumstances.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I have often wondered what a pupa must think when it first emerges from its prison of a cocoon into a butterfly to float in the air in the glorious sunlight!
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I have often wondered what a pupa must think when it first emerges from its prison of a cocoon into a butterfly to float in the air in the glorious sunlight!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have been thus minute and particular to show, if possible, how strange it was to undergo this change of scene and circumstances.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading I have often wondered what a pupa must think when it first emerges from its prison of a cocoon into a butterfly to float in the air in the glorious sunlight!
come together
From this reading I continued my practice in my new suit, before the great mirror in my room, until the time for Mr. Percy to come, when I went out on the veranda to meet him.
a unit of time equal to 60 seconds or 1/60th of an hour
From this reading I have been thus minute and particular to show, if possible, how strange it was to undergo this change of scene and circumstances.
mirrornounUS /ˈmɪrər/
polished surface that forms images by reflecting light
From this reading I continued my practice in my new suit, before the great mirror in my room, until the time for Mr. Percy to come, when I went out on the veranda to meet him.
a particular point in time
From this reading What shall we feel the moment after we have shuffled off this mortal coil and fly out somewhere?
subject to death
From this reading What shall we feel the moment after we have shuffled off this mortal coil and fly out somewhere?
a form of address for a man
From this reading I continued my practice in my new suit, before the great mirror in my room, until the time for Mr. Percy to come, when I went out on the veranda to meet him.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading I have often wondered what a pupa must think when it first emerges from its prison of a cocoon into a butterfly to float in the air in the glorious sunlight!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I continued my practice in my new suit, before the great mirror in my room, until the time for Mr. Percy to come, when I went out on the veranda to meet him.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading I continued my practice in my new suit, before the great mirror in my room, until the time for Mr. Percy to come, when I went out on the veranda to meet him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have been thus minute and particular to show, if possible, how strange it was to undergo this change of scene and circumstances.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading What shall we feel the moment after we have shuffled off this mortal coil and fly out somewhere?
many times at short intervals
From this reading I have often wondered what a pupa must think when it first emerges from its prison of a cocoon into a butterfly to float in the air in the glorious sunlight!
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I continued my practice in my new suit, before the great mirror in my room, until the time for Mr. Percy to come, when I went out on the veranda to meet him.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading What shall we feel the moment after we have shuffled off this mortal coil and fly out somewhere?
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading I have been thus minute and particular to show, if possible, how strange it was to undergo this change of scene and circumstances.
PercynounUS /ˈpɜːrsi/
United States writer whose novels explored human alienation (1916-1990)
From this reading I continued my practice in my new suit, before the great mirror in my room, until the time for Mr. Percy to come, when I went out on the veranda to meet him.
capable of happening or existing
From this reading I have been thus minute and particular to show, if possible, how strange it was to undergo this change of scene and circumstances.
a customary way of operation or behavior
From this reading I continued my practice in my new suit, before the great mirror in my room, until the time for Mr. Percy to come, when I went out on the veranda to meet him.
a correctional institution where persons are confined while on trial or for punishment
From this reading I have often wondered what a pupa must think when it first emerges from its prison of a cocoon into a butterfly to float in the air in the glorious sunlight!
pupanounUS /ˈpjuːpə/
an insect in the inactive stage of development (when it is not feeding) intermediate between larva and adult
From this reading I have often wondered what a pupa must think when it first emerges from its prison of a cocoon into a butterfly to float in the air in the glorious sunlight!
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I continued my practice in my new suit, before the great mirror in my room, until the time for Mr. Percy to come, when I went out on the veranda to meet him.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading I have been thus minute and particular to show, if possible, how strange it was to undergo this change of scene and circumstances.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading What shall we feel the moment after we have shuffled off this mortal coil and fly out somewhere?
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I have been thus minute and particular to show, if possible, how strange it was to undergo this change of scene and circumstances.
shuffledverbUS /ˈʃʌfəld/
past form of “shuffle” — walk by dragging one's feet
From this reading What shall we feel the moment after we have shuffled off this mortal coil and fly out somewhere?
in or at or to some place
From this reading What shall we feel the moment after we have shuffled off this mortal coil and fly out somewhere?
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading I have been thus minute and particular to show, if possible, how strange it was to undergo this change of scene and circumstances.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading I continued my practice in my new suit, before the great mirror in my room, until the time for Mr. Percy to come, when I went out on the veranda to meet him.
the rays of the sun
From this reading I have often wondered what a pupa must think when it first emerges from its prison of a cocoon into a butterfly to float in the air in the glorious sunlight!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have often wondered what a pupa must think when it first emerges from its prison of a cocoon into a butterfly to float in the air in the glorious sunlight!
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I have often wondered what a pupa must think when it first emerges from its prison of a cocoon into a butterfly to float in the air in the glorious sunlight!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I have been thus minute and particular to show, if possible, how strange it was to undergo this change of scene and circumstances.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading I have been thus minute and particular to show, if possible, how strange it was to undergo this change of scene and circumstances.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I continued my practice in my new suit, before the great mirror in my room, until the time for Mr. Percy to come, when I went out on the veranda to meet him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have been thus minute and particular to show, if possible, how strange it was to undergo this change of scene and circumstances.
undergoverbUS /ˌʌndərˈɡoʊ/
pass through
From this reading I have been thus minute and particular to show, if possible, how strange it was to undergo this change of scene and circumstances.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I continued my practice in my new suit, before the great mirror in my room, until the time for Mr. Percy to come, when I went out on the veranda to meet him.
verandanounUS /vərˈændə/
a porch along the outside of a building (sometimes partly enclosed)
From this reading I continued my practice in my new suit, before the great mirror in my room, until the time for Mr. Percy to come, when I went out on the veranda to meet him.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have been thus minute and particular to show, if possible, how strange it was to undergo this change of scene and circumstances.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading What shall we feel the moment after we have shuffled off this mortal coil and fly out somewhere?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I continued my practice in my new suit, before the great mirror in my room, until the time for Mr. Percy to come, when I went out on the veranda to meet him.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I have often wondered what a pupa must think when it first emerges from its prison of a cocoon into a butterfly to float in the air in the glorious sunlight!
at the time that
From this reading I have often wondered what a pupa must think when it first emerges from its prison of a cocoon into a butterfly to float in the air in the glorious sunlight!
WhitheradverbUS /ˈwɪðər/
an old word meaning “to where”
From this reading Whither?
past form of “wonder” — have a wish or desire to know something
From this reading I have often wondered what a pupa must think when it first emerges from its prison of a cocoon into a butterfly to float in the air in the glorious sunlight!
