used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I found her inspecting a bulky folio with remarkable interest.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The people about us were chattering idiotically, and something inside my throat prevented my breathing properly, and I was miserable.
(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 "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So I snapped the stem of my glass carefully, and scowled with morose disapproval at the unconscious Mr. Travis, and his now-applauded and very Fescennine jest....
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There was a lamp, with a red shade, that cast a glow over her, such as one sometimes sees reflected from a great fire.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading So I snapped the stem of my glass carefully, and scowled with morose disapproval at the unconscious Mr. Travis, and his now-applauded and very Fescennine jest....
Barry-Smith
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From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
blatted
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From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
blunderingverbUS /ˈblʌndərɪŋ/
-ing form of “blunder” — commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake
From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
the bodily process of inhalation and exhalation; the process of taking in oxygen from inhaled air and releasing carbon dioxide by exhalation
From this reading The people about us were chattering idiotically, and something inside my throat prevented my breathing properly, and I was miserable.
bulkyadjectiveUS /ˈbʌlki/
of large size for its weight
From this reading I found her inspecting a bulky folio with remarkable interest.
taking care or paying attention
From this reading So I snapped the stem of my glass carefully, and scowled with morose disapproval at the unconscious Mr. Travis, and his now-applauded and very Fescennine jest....
put or send forth
From this reading There was a lamp, with a red shade, that cast a glow over her, such as one sometimes sees reflected from a great fire.
chatteringnounUS /ˈtʃætərɪŋ/
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading The people about us were chattering idiotically, and something inside my throat prevented my breathing properly, and I was miserable.
disapprovalnounUS /dɪsəˈpruːvəl/
a feeling of disliking something or what someone is doing
From this reading So I snapped the stem of my glass carefully, and scowled with morose disapproval at the unconscious Mr. Travis, and his now-applauded and very Fescennine jest....
Fescennine
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From this reading So I snapped the stem of my glass carefully, and scowled with morose disapproval at the unconscious Mr. Travis, and his now-applauded and very Fescennine jest....
start firing a weapon
From this reading There was a lamp, with a red shade, that cast a glow over her, such as one sometimes sees reflected from a great fire.
folionounUS /ˈfoʊliːoʊ/
the system of numbering pages
From this reading I found her inspecting a bulky folio with remarkable interest.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
stop blaming or grant forgiveness
From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
set up or found
From this reading I found her inspecting a bulky folio with remarkable interest.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading There was a lamp, with a red shade, that cast a glow over her, such as one sometimes sees reflected from a great fire.
a brittle transparent solid with irregular atomic structure
From this reading So I snapped the stem of my glass carefully, and scowled with morose disapproval at the unconscious Mr. Travis, and his now-applauded and very Fescennine jest....
an alert and refreshed state
From this reading There was a lamp, with a red shade, that cast a glow over her, such as one sometimes sees reflected from a great fire.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading There was a lamp, with a red shade, that cast a glow over her, such as one sometimes sees reflected from a great fire.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I found her inspecting a bulky folio with remarkable interest.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading So I snapped the stem of my glass carefully, and scowled with morose disapproval at the unconscious Mr. Travis, and his now-applauded and very Fescennine jest....
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading So I snapped the stem of my glass carefully, and scowled with morose disapproval at the unconscious Mr. Travis, and his now-applauded and very Fescennine jest....
idioticallyadverbUS /ˌɪdiˈɑːtɪkli/
in an idiotic manner
From this reading The people about us were chattering idiotically, and something inside my throat prevented my breathing properly, and I was miserable.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
relating to or being on the side closer to the center or within a defined space
From this reading The people about us were chattering idiotically, and something inside my throat prevented my breathing properly, and I was miserable.
inspectingverbUS /ˌɪnˈspektɪŋ/
-ing form of “inspect” — look over carefully
From this reading I found her inspecting a bulky folio with remarkable interest.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading I found her inspecting a bulky folio with remarkable interest.
a humorous anecdote or remark intended to provoke laughter
From this reading So I snapped the stem of my glass carefully, and scowled with morose disapproval at the unconscious Mr. Travis, and his now-applauded and very Fescennine jest....
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading There was a lamp, with a red shade, that cast a glow over her, such as one sometimes sees reflected from a great fire.
very unhappy; full of misery
From this reading The people about us were chattering idiotically, and something inside my throat prevented my breathing properly, and I was miserable.
moroseadjectiveUS /mərˈoʊs/
showing a brooding ill humor
From this reading So I snapped the stem of my glass carefully, and scowled with morose disapproval at the unconscious Mr. Travis, and his now-applauded and very Fescennine jest....
a form of address for a man
From this reading So I snapped the stem of my glass carefully, and scowled with morose disapproval at the unconscious Mr. Travis, and his now-applauded and very Fescennine jest....
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading So I snapped the stem of my glass carefully, and scowled with morose disapproval at the unconscious Mr. Travis, and his now-applauded and very Fescennine jest....
now-applauded
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From this reading So I snapped the stem of my glass carefully, and scowled with morose disapproval at the unconscious Mr. Travis, and his now-applauded and very Fescennine jest....
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading So I snapped the stem of my glass carefully, and scowled with morose disapproval at the unconscious Mr. Travis, and his now-applauded and very Fescennine jest....
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading There was a lamp, with a red shade, that cast a glow over her, such as one sometimes sees reflected from a great fire.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading There was a lamp, with a red shade, that cast a glow over her, such as one sometimes sees reflected from a great fire.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading The people about us were chattering idiotically, and something inside my throat prevented my breathing properly, and I was miserable.
a human being
From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
a feeling of sympathy and sorrow for the misfortunes of others
From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
presumptuousadjectiveUS /prɪˈzʌmptʃəwəs/
excessively forward
From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
preventedverbUS /prɪˈventɪd/
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading The people about us were chattering idiotically, and something inside my throat prevented my breathing properly, and I was miserable.
in the right manner; correctly; suitably
From this reading The people about us were chattering idiotically, and something inside my throat prevented my breathing properly, and I was miserable.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading There was a lamp, with a red shade, that cast a glow over her, such as one sometimes sees reflected from a great fire.
(especially of incident sound or light) bent or sent back
From this reading There was a lamp, with a red shade, that cast a glow over her, such as one sometimes sees reflected from a great fire.
unusual or striking
From this reading I found her inspecting a bulky folio with remarkable interest.
express in words
From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
scowledverbUS /skaʊld/
past form of “scowl” — frown with displeasure
From this reading So I snapped the stem of my glass carefully, and scowled with morose disapproval at the unconscious Mr. Travis, and his now-applauded and very Fescennine jest....
scrapnounUS /skræp/
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading There was a lamp, with a red shade, that cast a glow over her, such as one sometimes sees reflected from a great fire.
relative darkness caused by light rays being intercepted by an opaque body
From this reading There was a lamp, with a red shade, that cast a glow over her, such as one sometimes sees reflected from a great fire.
snappedverbUS /snæpt/
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading So I snapped the stem of my glass carefully, and scowled with morose disapproval at the unconscious Mr. Travis, and his now-applauded and very Fescennine jest....
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I snapped the stem of my glass carefully, and scowled with morose disapproval at the unconscious Mr. Travis, and his now-applauded and very Fescennine jest....
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The people about us were chattering idiotically, and something inside my throat prevented my breathing properly, and I was miserable.
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading There was a lamp, with a red shade, that cast a glow over her, such as one sometimes sees reflected from a great fire.
stemnounUS /stem/
(linguistics) the form of a word after all affixes are removed
From this reading So I snapped the stem of my glass carefully, and scowled with morose disapproval at the unconscious Mr. Travis, and his now-applauded and very Fescennine jest....
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There was a lamp, with a red shade, that cast a glow over her, such as one sometimes sees reflected from a great fire.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There was a lamp, with a red shade, that cast a glow over her, such as one sometimes sees reflected from a great fire.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading So I snapped the stem of my glass carefully, and scowled with morose disapproval at the unconscious Mr. Travis, and his now-applauded and very Fescennine jest....
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was a lamp, with a red shade, that cast a glow over her, such as one sometimes sees reflected from a great fire.
The passage at the back of the mouth.
From this reading The people about us were chattering idiotically, and something inside my throat prevented my breathing properly, and I was miserable.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
tiniestadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪniəst/
superlative of “tiny” — very small
From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
Travis
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From this reading So I snapped the stem of my glass carefully, and scowled with morose disapproval at the unconscious Mr. Travis, and his now-applauded and very Fescennine jest....
not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead
From this reading So I snapped the stem of my glass carefully, and scowled with morose disapproval at the unconscious Mr. Travis, and his now-applauded and very Fescennine jest....
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The people about us were chattering idiotically, and something inside my throat prevented my breathing properly, and I was miserable.
precisely as stated
From this reading So I snapped the stem of my glass carefully, and scowled with morose disapproval at the unconscious Mr. Travis, and his now-applauded and very Fescennine jest....
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was a lamp, with a red shade, that cast a glow over her, such as one sometimes sees reflected from a great fire.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The people about us were chattering idiotically, and something inside my throat prevented my breathing properly, and I was miserable.
in the company of; together with
From this reading So I snapped the stem of my glass carefully, and scowled with morose disapproval at the unconscious Mr. Travis, and his now-applauded and very Fescennine jest....
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
you've
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From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Mrs. Barry-Smith,"--thus I began,--"if you've the tiniest scrap of pity in your heart for a very presumptuous, blundering and unhappy person, I pray you to forgive and to forget, as people say, all that I have blatted out to you.
