from one side of something to the other
From this reading And all because of the girl across the way.
(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 And all because of the girl across the way.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And all because of the girl across the way.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Had it been astringent as the native wine of Corsica, he would not have noticed it.
astringentadjectiveUS /əˈstrɪndʒənt/
sour or bitter in taste
From this reading Had it been astringent as the native wine of Corsica, he would not have noticed it.
for the reason that
From this reading And all because of the girl across the way.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Had it been astringent as the native wine of Corsica, he would not have noticed it.
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading The little nerves that ran from his tongue to his brain had temporarily lost the power of communication.
burgundynounUS /ˈbɜːrɡəndi/
a former province of eastern France that is famous for its wines
From this reading THE HOLY YHIORDES George drank _his_ burgundy perfunctorily.
communicationnounUS /kəˌmjuːnəˈkeɪʃən/
the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information
From this reading The little nerves that ran from his tongue to his brain had temporarily lost the power of communication.
CorsicanounUS /ˈkɔːrsɪkə/
an island in the Mediterranean; with adjacent islets it constitutes a region of France
From this reading Had it been astringent as the native wine of Corsica, he would not have noticed it.
couldn't
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From this reading He couldn't keep his eyes from wandering in her direction.
a line leading to a place or point
From this reading He couldn't keep his eyes from wandering in her direction.
inflected form of “drink” — take in liquids
From this reading THE HOLY YHIORDES George drank _his_ burgundy perfunctorily.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He couldn't keep his eyes from wandering in her direction.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The little nerves that ran from his tongue to his brain had temporarily lost the power of communication.
Christian martyr; patron saint of England; hero of the legend of Saint George and the Dragon in which he slew a dragon and saved a princess (?-303)
From this reading THE HOLY YHIORDES George drank _his_ burgundy perfunctorily.
a young female
From this reading And all because of the girl across the way.
Hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Had it been astringent as the native wine of Corsica, he would not have noticed it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Had it been astringent as the native wine of Corsica, he would not have noticed it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Had it been astringent as the native wine of Corsica, he would not have noticed it.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading He couldn't keep his eyes from wandering in her direction.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading THE HOLY YHIORDES George drank _his_ burgundy perfunctorily.
a sacred place of pilgrimage
From this reading THE HOLY YHIORDES George drank _his_ burgundy perfunctorily.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He couldn't keep his eyes from wandering in her direction.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Had it been astringent as the native wine of Corsica, he would not have noticed it.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading He couldn't keep his eyes from wandering in her direction.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The little nerves that ran from his tongue to his brain had temporarily lost the power of communication.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading The little nerves that ran from his tongue to his brain had temporarily lost the power of communication.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading Had it been astringent as the native wine of Corsica, he would not have noticed it.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading The little nerves that ran from his tongue to his brain had temporarily lost the power of communication.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Had it been astringent as the native wine of Corsica, he would not have noticed it.
being perceived or observed
From this reading Had it been astringent as the native wine of Corsica, he would not have noticed it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Had it been astringent as the native wine of Corsica, he would not have noticed it.
perfunctorilyadverb
in a set manner without serious attention; as a formality
From this reading THE HOLY YHIORDES George drank _his_ burgundy perfunctorily.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading The little nerves that ran from his tongue to his brain had temporarily lost the power of communication.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading The little nerves that ran from his tongue to his brain had temporarily lost the power of communication.
temporarilyadverbUS /ˌtempərˈerəli/
for a limited time only; not permanently
From this reading The little nerves that ran from his tongue to his brain had temporarily lost the power of communication.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The little nerves that ran from his tongue to his brain had temporarily lost the power of communication.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE HOLY YHIORDES George drank _his_ burgundy perfunctorily.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The little nerves that ran from his tongue to his brain had temporarily lost the power of communication.
a mobile mass of muscular tissue covered with mucous membrane and located in the oral cavity
From this reading The little nerves that ran from his tongue to his brain had temporarily lost the power of communication.
migratory
From this reading He couldn't keep his eyes from wandering in her direction.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And all because of the girl across the way.
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading Had it been astringent as the native wine of Corsica, he would not have noticed it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Had it been astringent as the native wine of Corsica, he would not have noticed it.
YHIORDES
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From this reading THE HOLY YHIORDES George drank _his_ burgundy perfunctorily.
