used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
admirableadjectiveUS /ˈædmərəbəl/
deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
From this reading Mr. Sidney, in his admirable "Australian Hand-Book," recommends young gentlemen who think of becoming settlers in the Bush to bivouac for three months on Salisbury Plain.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading That book was not then written, or I might have taken the advice; meanwhile I think, with due respect to such authority, that I went through a preparatory training quite as useful in seasoning the future emigrant.
(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 Now the worst was over, and my mother was the most heroic of us all.
surrounded by; in the company of
From this reading I was in a good school, amongst our Cumberland sheep-walks, to learn those simple elements of rural art which belong to the pastoral state.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Now the worst was over, and my mother was the most heroic of us all.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading I was in a good school, amongst our Cumberland sheep-walks, to learn those simple elements of rural art which belong to the pastoral state.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading That book was not then written, or I might have taken the advice; meanwhile I think, with due respect to such authority, that I went through a preparatory training quite as useful in seasoning the future emigrant.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
AustraliannounUS /ɔːˈstreɪljən/
a native or inhabitant of Australia
From this reading Mr. Sidney, in his admirable "Australian Hand-Book," recommends young gentlemen who think of becoming settlers in the Bush to bivouac for three months on Salisbury Plain.
the power or right to give orders or make decisions
From this reading That book was not then written, or I might have taken the advice; meanwhile I think, with due respect to such authority, that I went through a preparatory training quite as useful in seasoning the future emigrant.
according with custom or propriety
From this reading Mr. Sidney, in his admirable "Australian Hand-Book," recommends young gentlemen who think of becoming settlers in the Bush to bivouac for three months on Salisbury Plain.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
be owned by; be in the possession of
From this reading I was in a good school, amongst our Cumberland sheep-walks, to learn those simple elements of rural art which belong to the pastoral state.
bivouacnounUS /ˈbɪvwæk/
temporary living quarters specially built by the army for soldiers
From this reading Mr. Sidney, in his admirable "Australian Hand-Book," recommends young gentlemen who think of becoming settlers in the Bush to bivouac for three months on Salisbury Plain.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading That book was not then written, or I might have taken the advice; meanwhile I think, with due respect to such authority, that I went through a preparatory training quite as useful in seasoning the future emigrant.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
BushnounUS /bʊʃ/
a low woody perennial plant usually having several major stems
From this reading Mr. Sidney, in his admirable "Australian Hand-Book," recommends young gentlemen who think of becoming settlers in the Bush to bivouac for three months on Salisbury Plain.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
CumberlandnounUS /ˈkʌmbərlənd/
English general; son of George II; fought unsuccessfully in the battle of Fontenoy (1721-1765)
From this reading I was in a good school, amongst our Cumberland sheep-walks, to learn those simple elements of rural art which belong to the pastoral state.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
owed and payable immediately or on demand
From this reading That book was not then written, or I might have taken the advice; meanwhile I think, with due respect to such authority, that I went through a preparatory training quite as useful in seasoning the future emigrant.
characterized by a firm and humorless belief in the validity of your opinions
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
elementsnounUS /ˈeləmənts/
violent or severe weather (viewed as caused by the action of the four elements)
From this reading I was in a good school, amongst our Cumberland sheep-walks, to learn those simple elements of rural art which belong to the pastoral state.
emigrantnounUS /ˈeməɡrənt/
someone who leaves one country to settle in another
From this reading That book was not then written, or I might have taken the advice; meanwhile I think, with due respect to such authority, that I went through a preparatory training quite as useful in seasoning the future emigrant.
past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Mr. Sidney, in his admirable "Australian Hand-Book," recommends young gentlemen who think of becoming settlers in the Bush to bivouac for three months on Salisbury Plain.
yet to be or coming
From this reading That book was not then written, or I might have taken the advice; meanwhile I think, with due respect to such authority, that I went through a preparatory training quite as useful in seasoning the future emigrant.
plural of “gentleman” — a man of refinement
From this reading Mr. Sidney, in his admirable "Australian Hand-Book," recommends young gentlemen who think of becoming settlers in the Bush to bivouac for three months on Salisbury Plain.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
Hand-Book
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Mr. Sidney, in his admirable "Australian Hand-Book," recommends young gentlemen who think of becoming settlers in the Bush to bivouac for three months on Salisbury Plain.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
heroicadjectiveUS /hɪˈroʊɪk/
very imposing or impressive; surpassing the ordinary (especially in size or scale)
From this reading Now the worst was over, and my mother was the most heroic of us all.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Sidney, in his admirable "Australian Hand-Book," recommends young gentlemen who think of becoming settlers in the Bush to bivouac for three months on Salisbury Plain.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
instructionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading I was in a good school, amongst our Cumberland sheep-walks, to learn those simple elements of rural art which belong to the pastoral state.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
at the same time but in another place
From this reading That book was not then written, or I might have taken the advice; meanwhile I think, with due respect to such authority, that I went through a preparatory training quite as useful in seasoning the future emigrant.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading That book was not then written, or I might have taken the advice; meanwhile I think, with due respect to such authority, that I went through a preparatory training quite as useful in seasoning the future emigrant.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Mr. Sidney, in his admirable "Australian Hand-Book," recommends young gentlemen who think of becoming settlers in the Bush to bivouac for three months on Salisbury Plain.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Now the worst was over, and my mother was the most heroic of us all.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading Now the worst was over, and my mother was the most heroic of us all.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Sidney, in his admirable "Australian Hand-Book," recommends young gentlemen who think of becoming settlers in the Bush to bivouac for three months on Salisbury Plain.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now the worst was over, and my mother was the most heroic of us all.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading That book was not then written, or I might have taken the advice; meanwhile I think, with due respect to such authority, that I went through a preparatory training quite as useful in seasoning the future emigrant.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now the worst was over, and my mother was the most heroic of us all.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now the worst was over, and my mother was the most heroic of us all.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Mr. Sidney, in his admirable "Australian Hand-Book," recommends young gentlemen who think of becoming settlers in the Bush to bivouac for three months on Salisbury Plain.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading That book was not then written, or I might have taken the advice; meanwhile I think, with due respect to such authority, that I went through a preparatory training quite as useful in seasoning the future emigrant.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I was in a good school, amongst our Cumberland sheep-walks, to learn those simple elements of rural art which belong to the pastoral state.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Now the worst was over, and my mother was the most heroic of us all.
pastoraladjectiveUS /ˈpæstərəl/
of or relating to a pastor
From this reading I was in a good school, amongst our Cumberland sheep-walks, to learn those simple elements of rural art which belong to the pastoral state.
perseverancenounUS /ˌpɝː.səˈvɪr.əns/
Persistence in doing something despite difficulty or delay in success. (Sự kiên trì, bền bỉ không bỏ cuộc.)
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment
From this reading Mr. Sidney, in his admirable "Australian Hand-Book," recommends young gentlemen who think of becoming settlers in the Bush to bivouac for three months on Salisbury Plain.
preparatoryadjectiveUS /prɪˈperətɔːri/
preceding and preparing for something
From this reading That book was not then written, or I might have taken the advice; meanwhile I think, with due respect to such authority, that I went through a preparatory training quite as useful in seasoning the future emigrant.
prepareverbUS /priˈper/
make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading That book was not then written, or I might have taken the advice; meanwhile I think, with due respect to such authority, that I went through a preparatory training quite as useful in seasoning the future emigrant.
recommendsverbUS /ˌrekəˈmendz/
third-person singular of “recommend” — push for something
From this reading Mr. Sidney, in his admirable "Australian Hand-Book," recommends young gentlemen who think of becoming settlers in the Bush to bivouac for three months on Salisbury Plain.
(usually preceded by “in”) a detail or point
From this reading That book was not then written, or I might have taken the advice; meanwhile I think, with due respect to such authority, that I went through a preparatory training quite as useful in seasoning the future emigrant.
ruraladjectiveUS /ˈrʊrəl/
living in or characteristic of farming or country life
From this reading I was in a good school, amongst our Cumberland sheep-walks, to learn those simple elements of rural art which belong to the pastoral state.
SalisburynounUS /ˈsælzbəri/
the capital and largest city of Zimbabwe
From this reading Mr. Sidney, in his admirable "Australian Hand-Book," recommends young gentlemen who think of becoming settlers in the Bush to bivouac for three months on Salisbury Plain.
an educational institution
From this reading I was in a good school, amongst our Cumberland sheep-walks, to learn those simple elements of rural art which belong to the pastoral state.
seasoningnounUS /ˈsiːzənɪŋ/
something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts
From this reading That book was not then written, or I might have taken the advice; meanwhile I think, with due respect to such authority, that I went through a preparatory training quite as useful in seasoning the future emigrant.
settlersnounUS /ˈsetlərz/
plural of “settler” — a person who settles in a new colony or moves into new country
From this reading Mr. Sidney, in his admirable "Australian Hand-Book," recommends young gentlemen who think of becoming settlers in the Bush to bivouac for three months on Salisbury Plain.
sheep-walks
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I was in a good school, amongst our Cumberland sheep-walks, to learn those simple elements of rural art which belong to the pastoral state.
SidneynounUS /ˈsɪdni/
English poet (1554-1586)
From this reading Mr. Sidney, in his admirable "Australian Hand-Book," recommends young gentlemen who think of becoming settlers in the Bush to bivouac for three months on Salisbury Plain.
having few parts; not complex or complicated or involved
From this reading I was in a good school, amongst our Cumberland sheep-walks, to learn those simple elements of rural art which belong to the pastoral state.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading I was in a good school, amongst our Cumberland sheep-walks, to learn those simple elements of rural art which belong to the pastoral state.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading That book was not then written, or I might have taken the advice; meanwhile I think, with due respect to such authority, that I went through a preparatory training quite as useful in seasoning the future emigrant.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading That book was not then written, or I might have taken the advice; meanwhile I think, with due respect to such authority, that I went through a preparatory training quite as useful in seasoning the future emigrant.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now the worst was over, and my mother was the most heroic of us all.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading That book was not then written, or I might have taken the advice; meanwhile I think, with due respect to such authority, that I went through a preparatory training quite as useful in seasoning the future emigrant.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Mr. Sidney, in his admirable "Australian Hand-Book," recommends young gentlemen who think of becoming settlers in the Bush to bivouac for three months on Salisbury Plain.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I was in a good school, amongst our Cumberland sheep-walks, to learn those simple elements of rural art which belong to the pastoral state.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading Mr. Sidney, in his admirable "Australian Hand-Book," recommends young gentlemen who think of becoming settlers in the Bush to bivouac for three months on Salisbury Plain.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading That book was not then written, or I might have taken the advice; meanwhile I think, with due respect to such authority, that I went through a preparatory training quite as useful in seasoning the future emigrant.
caused to fall to the ground
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
trainingnounUS /ˈtreɪnɪŋ/
activity leading to skilled behavior
From this reading That book was not then written, or I might have taken the advice; meanwhile I think, with due respect to such authority, that I went through a preparatory training quite as useful in seasoning the future emigrant.
Trevanion's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Now the worst was over, and my mother was the most heroic of us all.
being of use or service
From this reading That book was not then written, or I might have taken the advice; meanwhile I think, with due respect to such authority, that I went through a preparatory training quite as useful in seasoning the future emigrant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Now the worst was over, and my mother was the most heroic of us all.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading That book was not then written, or I might have taken the advice; meanwhile I think, with due respect to such authority, that I went through a preparatory training quite as useful in seasoning the future emigrant.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
which person or people
From this reading Mr. Sidney, in his admirable "Australian Hand-Book," recommends young gentlemen who think of becoming settlers in the Bush to bivouac for three months on Salisbury Plain.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
the least favorable outcome
From this reading Now the worst was over, and my mother was the most heroic of us all.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading That book was not then written, or I might have taken the advice; meanwhile I think, with due respect to such authority, that I went through a preparatory training quite as useful in seasoning the future emigrant.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading So I began to prepare myself in good earnest, and I followed Trevanion's instructions with a perseverance which I could never, at that young day, have thrown into the dead life of books.
