used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading After speaking of her coming marriage in a way which made me sad and uncomfortable, she condescended to express her approval of what I was doing, and went on:
to or in a foreign country
From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
AdelaidenounUS /ˈædəleɪd/
the state capital of South Australia
From this reading One, which I received from Adelaide, puzzled me somewhat.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading The story of my life from day to day was dull enough, same enough for some time after I went to live at the Wehrhahn.
aloofadjectiveUS /əˈluːf/
remote in manner
From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
approvalnounUS /əˈpruːvəl/
the formal act of approving
From this reading After speaking of her coming marriage in a way which made me sad and uncomfortable, she condescended to express her approval of what I was doing, and went on:
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The story of my life from day to day was dull enough, same enough for some time after I went to live at the Wehrhahn.
cheeringnounUS /ˈtʃɪrɪŋ/
encouragement in the form of cheers from spectators
From this reading I was studying hard, and my only variety was the letters I had from home; not very cheering, these.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading After speaking of her coming marriage in a way which made me sad and uncomfortable, she condescended to express her approval of what I was doing, and went on:
condescendedverbUS /ˌkɑːndɪˈsendɪd/
past form of “condescend” — behave in a patronizing and condescending manner
From this reading After speaking of her coming marriage in a way which made me sad and uncomfortable, she condescended to express her approval of what I was doing, and went on:
confersverbUS /kənˈfɜːrz/
third-person singular of “confer” — have a conference in order to talk something over
From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The story of my life from day to day was dull enough, same enough for some time after I went to live at the Wehrhahn.
denizennounUS /ˈdenəzən/
a person who inhabits a particular place
From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading After speaking of her coming marriage in a way which made me sad and uncomfortable, she condescended to express her approval of what I was doing, and went on:
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading The story of my life from day to day was dull enough, same enough for some time after I went to live at the Wehrhahn.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading The story of my life from day to day was dull enough, same enough for some time after I went to live at the Wehrhahn.
give expression to
From this reading After speaking of her coming marriage in a way which made me sad and uncomfortable, she condescended to express her approval of what I was doing, and went on:
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I was studying hard, and my only variety was the letters I had from home; not very cheering, these.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I was studying hard, and my only variety was the letters I had from home; not very cheering, these.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
a form of whist in which players avoid winning tricks containing hearts or the queen of spades
From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading After speaking of her coming marriage in a way which made me sad and uncomfortable, she condescended to express her approval of what I was doing, and went on:
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I was studying hard, and my only variety was the letters I had from home; not very cheering, these.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The story of my life from day to day was dull enough, same enough for some time after I went to live at the Wehrhahn.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading After speaking of her coming marriage in a way which made me sad and uncomfortable, she condescended to express her approval of what I was doing, and went on:
kennounUS /ken/
range of what one can know or understand
From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
the literary culture
From this reading I was studying hard, and my only variety was the letters I had from home; not very cheering, these.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The story of my life from day to day was dull enough, same enough for some time after I went to live at the Wehrhahn.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The story of my life from day to day was dull enough, same enough for some time after I went to live at the Wehrhahn.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading After speaking of her coming marriage in a way which made me sad and uncomfortable, she condescended to express her approval of what I was doing, and went on:
the state of being a married couple voluntarily joined for life (or until divorce)
From this reading After speaking of her coming marriage in a way which made me sad and uncomfortable, she condescended to express her approval of what I was doing, and went on:
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading One, which I received from Adelaide, puzzled me somewhat.
the force of workers available
From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The story of my life from day to day was dull enough, same enough for some time after I went to live at the Wehrhahn.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I was studying hard, and my only variety was the letters I had from home; not very cheering, these.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading After speaking of her coming marriage in a way which made me sad and uncomfortable, she condescended to express her approval of what I was doing, and went on:
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One, which I received from Adelaide, puzzled me somewhat.
and nothing more
From this reading I was studying hard, and my only variety was the letters I had from home; not very cheering, these.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
filled with bewilderment
From this reading One, which I received from Adelaide, puzzled me somewhat.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading One, which I received from Adelaide, puzzled me somewhat.
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading After speaking of her coming marriage in a way which made me sad and uncomfortable, she condescended to express her approval of what I was doing, and went on:
Identical; not different.
From this reading The story of my life from day to day was dull enough, same enough for some time after I went to live at the Wehrhahn.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading After speaking of her coming marriage in a way which made me sad and uncomfortable, she condescended to express her approval of what I was doing, and went on:
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading The story of my life from day to day was dull enough, same enough for some time after I went to live at the Wehrhahn.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading One, which I received from Adelaide, puzzled me somewhat.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading After speaking of her coming marriage in a way which made me sad and uncomfortable, she condescended to express her approval of what I was doing, and went on:
stirsnounUS /stɜːrz/
plural of “stir” — a prominent or sensational but short-lived news event
From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The story of my life from day to day was dull enough, same enough for some time after I went to live at the Wehrhahn.
studyingnounUS /ˈstʌdiɪŋ/
reading carefully with intent to remember
From this reading I was studying hard, and my only variety was the letters I had from home; not very cheering, these.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I was studying hard, and my only variety was the letters I had from home; not very cheering, these.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading The story of my life from day to day was dull enough, same enough for some time after I went to live at the Wehrhahn.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The story of my life from day to day was dull enough, same enough for some time after I went to live at the Wehrhahn.
uncomfortableadjectiveUS /ənˈkʌmfərtəbəl/
conducive to or feeling mental discomfort
From this reading After speaking of her coming marriage in a way which made me sad and uncomfortable, she condescended to express her approval of what I was doing, and went on:
unwitnessed
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From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
varietynounUS /vərˈaɪəti/
a collection containing a variety of sorts of things
From this reading I was studying hard, and my only variety was the letters I had from home; not very cheering, these.
precisely as stated
From this reading I was studying hard, and my only variety was the letters I had from home; not very cheering, these.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The story of my life from day to day was dull enough, same enough for some time after I went to live at the Wehrhahn.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading After speaking of her coming marriage in a way which made me sad and uncomfortable, she condescended to express her approval of what I was doing, and went on:
Wehrhahn
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The story of my life from day to day was dull enough, same enough for some time after I went to live at the Wehrhahn.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The story of my life from day to day was dull enough, same enough for some time after I went to live at the Wehrhahn.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading After speaking of her coming marriage in a way which made me sad and uncomfortable, she condescended to express her approval of what I was doing, and went on:
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading One, which I received from Adelaide, puzzled me somewhat.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
world'snounUS /wɜːrldz/
possessive form of “world” — everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "For though he lived aloof from ken, The world's unwitnessed denizen, The love within him stirs Abroad, and with the hearts of men His own confers."
