used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Mordryn spent a most unrestful day; he found it very difficult to settle to anything.
past form of “act” — perform an action, or work out or perform (an action)
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
the performance of a part or role in a drama
From this reading It would be no acting.
agitatingadjectiveUS /ˈædʒəteɪtɪŋ/
causing or tending to cause anger or resentment
From this reading And Katherine sat typing mechanically her morning's work, but some third sense beyond eye and hand was busy with agitating thoughts.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
antidotenounUS /ˈæntɪdoʊt/
a remedy that stops or controls the effects of a poison
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
any thing at all
From this reading Mordryn spent a most unrestful day; he found it very difficult to settle to anything.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
auctioneernounUS /ˌɑːkʃəˈnɪr/
an agent who conducts an auction
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It would be no acting.
formed or made thin by hammering
From this reading No, she could play no further game with the Duke, fate had beaten her.
on the far side of; further than
From this reading And Katherine sat typing mechanically her morning's work, but some third sense beyond eye and hand was busy with agitating thoughts.
Bindon's
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From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
actively or fully engaged or occupied
From this reading And Katherine sat typing mechanically her morning's work, but some third sense beyond eye and hand was busy with agitating thoughts.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And Katherine sat typing mechanically her morning's work, but some third sense beyond eye and hand was busy with agitating thoughts.
butcherverbUS /ˈbʊtʃər/
kill (animals) usually for food consumption
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading No, she could play no further game with the Duke, fate had beaten her.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Mordryn spent a most unrestful day; he found it very difficult to settle to anything.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading Mordryn spent a most unrestful day; he found it very difficult to settle to anything.
a British peer of the highest rank
From this reading No, she could play no further game with the Duke, fate had beaten her.
the organ of sight
From this reading And Katherine sat typing mechanically her morning's work, but some third sense beyond eye and hand was busy with agitating thoughts.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading No, she could play no further game with the Duke, fate had beaten her.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
floodingnounUS /ˈflʌdɪŋ/
a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
set up or found
From this reading Mordryn spent a most unrestful day; he found it very difficult to settle to anything.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading No, she could play no further game with the Duke, fate had beaten her.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading No, she could play no further game with the Duke, fate had beaten her.
the father of your father or mother
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading No, she could play no further game with the Duke, fate had beaten her.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading And Katherine sat typing mechanically her morning's work, but some third sense beyond eye and hand was busy with agitating thoughts.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Mordryn spent a most unrestful day; he found it very difficult to settle to anything.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And Katherine sat typing mechanically her morning's work, but some third sense beyond eye and hand was busy with agitating thoughts.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
intoxicantnoun
a liquor or brew containing alcohol as the active agent
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Mordryn spent a most unrestful day; he found it very difficult to settle to anything.
Katherine
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From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
mechanicallyadverbUS /məˈkænɪkli/
in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
From this reading And Katherine sat typing mechanically her morning's work, but some third sense beyond eye and hand was busy with agitating thoughts.
Mordryn
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From this reading Mordryn spent a most unrestful day; he found it very difficult to settle to anything.
morning'snounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋz/
possessive form of “morning” — the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading And Katherine sat typing mechanically her morning's work, but some third sense beyond eye and hand was busy with agitating thoughts.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Mordryn spent a most unrestful day; he found it very difficult to settle to anything.
not any; not one
From this reading No, she could play no further game with the Duke, fate had beaten her.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
participate in games or sport
From this reading No, she could play no further game with the Duke, fate had beaten her.
having great power or force or potency or effect
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading And Katherine sat typing mechanically her morning's work, but some third sense beyond eye and hand was busy with agitating thoughts.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading And Katherine sat typing mechanically her morning's work, but some third sense beyond eye and hand was busy with agitating thoughts.
settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
From this reading Mordryn spent a most unrestful day; he found it very difficult to settle to anything.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading No, she could play no further game with the Duke, fate had beaten her.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And Katherine sat typing mechanically her morning's work, but some third sense beyond eye and hand was busy with agitating thoughts.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Mordryn spent a most unrestful day; he found it very difficult to settle to anything.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading And Katherine sat typing mechanically her morning's work, but some third sense beyond eye and hand was busy with agitating thoughts.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mordryn spent a most unrestful day; he found it very difficult to settle to anything.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
typingnounUS /ˈtaɪpɪŋ/
writing done with a typewriter
From this reading And Katherine sat typing mechanically her morning's work, but some third sense beyond eye and hand was busy with agitating thoughts.
unrestful
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From this reading Mordryn spent a most unrestful day; he found it very difficult to settle to anything.
veinsnounUS /veɪnz/
plural of “vein” — a blood vessel that carries blood from the capillaries toward the heart
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
precisely as stated
From this reading Mordryn spent a most unrestful day; he found it very difficult to settle to anything.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
at any time that; every time that
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
wiseradjectiveUS /ˈwaɪzər/
comparative of “wise” — having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading He felt it wiser whenever his thoughts turned to Katherine Bush, immediately to picture Bindon's Green and the auctioneer father and butcher grandfather!--they acted as a kind of antidote to the very powerful intoxicant which was flooding his veins.
in the company of; together with
From this reading And Katherine sat typing mechanically her morning's work, but some third sense beyond eye and hand was busy with agitating thoughts.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading And Katherine sat typing mechanically her morning's work, but some third sense beyond eye and hand was busy with agitating thoughts.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It would be no acting.
