used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading But he strikes me as a young man of parts, and his manners are admirable."
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
admirableadjectiveUS /ˈædmərəbəl/
deserving of the highest esteem or admiration
From this reading But he strikes me as a young man of parts, and his manners are admirable."
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading "Cousin Maria, do you like Alan Tremaine?" asked Elisabeth, not long after her return from Yorkshire.
Alan
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From this reading "Cousin Maria, do you like Alan Tremaine?" asked Elisabeth, not long after her return from Yorkshire.
(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 GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But he strikes me as a young man of parts, and his manners are admirable."
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading But he strikes me as a young man of parts, and his manners are admirable."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I neither like nor dislike persons with whom I have as little in common as I have with Mr. Tremaine.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "Cousin Maria, do you like Alan Tremaine?" asked Elisabeth, not long after her return from Yorkshire.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But he strikes me as a young man of parts, and his manners are admirable."
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading I neither like nor dislike persons with whom I have as little in common as I have with Mr. Tremaine.
the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading "Cousin Maria, do you like Alan Tremaine?" asked Elisabeth, not long after her return from Yorkshire.
dearly loved
From this reading "Like him, my dear?
dislikenounUS /dɪˈslaɪk/
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading I neither like nor dislike persons with whom I have as little in common as I have with Mr. Tremaine.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading "Cousin Maria, do you like Alan Tremaine?" asked Elisabeth, not long after her return from Yorkshire.
Elisabeth
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From this reading "Cousin Maria, do you like Alan Tremaine?" asked Elisabeth, not long after her return from Yorkshire.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "Cousin Maria, do you like Alan Tremaine?" asked Elisabeth, not long after her return from Yorkshire.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I neither like nor dislike persons with whom I have as little in common as I have with Mr. Tremaine.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But he strikes me as a young man of parts, and his manners are admirable."
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading "Cousin Maria, do you like Alan Tremaine?" asked Elisabeth, not long after her return from Yorkshire.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Like him, my dear?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading But he strikes me as a young man of parts, and his manners are admirable."
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I neither like nor dislike persons with whom I have as little in common as I have with Mr. Tremaine.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
take somebody somewhere
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading "Cousin Maria, do you like Alan Tremaine?" asked Elisabeth, not long after her return from Yorkshire.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I neither like nor dislike persons with whom I have as little in common as I have with Mr. Tremaine.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading "Cousin Maria, do you like Alan Tremaine?" asked Elisabeth, not long after her return from Yorkshire.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading But he strikes me as a young man of parts, and his manners are admirable."
social deportment
From this reading But he strikes me as a young man of parts, and his manners are admirable."
MarianounUS /mərˈiːə/
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading "Cousin Maria, do you like Alan Tremaine?" asked Elisabeth, not long after her return from Yorkshire.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But he strikes me as a young man of parts, and his manners are admirable."
subject to death
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I neither like nor dislike persons with whom I have as little in common as I have with Mr. Tremaine.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Like him, my dear?
not one and not the other of two
From this reading I neither like nor dislike persons with whom I have as little in common as I have with Mr. Tremaine.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I neither like nor dislike persons with whom I have as little in common as I have with Mr. Tremaine.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "Cousin Maria, do you like Alan Tremaine?" asked Elisabeth, not long after her return from Yorkshire.
noughtnoun
a mathematical element that when added to another number yields the same number
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
outstretchedadjectiveUS /aʊtˈstretʃt/
fully extended especially in length
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
the local environment
From this reading But he strikes me as a young man of parts, and his manners are admirable."
plural of “person” — a human being
From this reading I neither like nor dislike persons with whom I have as little in common as I have with Mr. Tremaine.
prescribedadjectiveUS /priˈskraɪbd/
set down as a rule or guide
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
quacknounUS /kwæk/
an untrained person who pretends to be a physician and who dispenses medical advice
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
remediesnounUS /ˈremədiz/
plural of “remedy” — act of correcting an error or a fault or an evil
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "Cousin Maria, do you like Alan Tremaine?" asked Elisabeth, not long after her return from Yorkshire.
affected by an impairment of normal physical or mental function
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
plural of “stand” — a support or foundation
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
not in physical motion
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
strikesnounUS /straɪks/
plural of “strike” — a group's refusal to work in protest against low pay or bad work conditions
From this reading But he strikes me as a young man of parts, and his manners are admirable."
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
tracksnounUS /træks/
plural of “track” — a line or route along which something travels or moves
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
Tremaine
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Cousin Maria, do you like Alan Tremaine?" asked Elisabeth, not long after her return from Yorkshire.
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I neither like nor dislike persons with whom I have as little in common as I have with Mr. Tremaine.
in the company of; together with
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
but in spite of that
From this reading GREATER THAN OUR HEARTS The world is weary of new tracks of thought That lead to nought-- Sick of quack remedies prescribed in vain For mortal pain, Yet still above them all one Figure stands With outstretched Hands.
YorkshirenounUS /ˈjɔːrkʃər/
a former large county in northern England; in 1974 it was divided into three smaller counties
From this reading "Cousin Maria, do you like Alan Tremaine?" asked Elisabeth, not long after her return from Yorkshire.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Cousin Maria, do you like Alan Tremaine?" asked Elisabeth, not long after her return from Yorkshire.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading But he strikes me as a young man of parts, and his manners are admirable."
