used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Privately Printed _The Ghost in the Tower_ A ghost never makes the mistake of appearing before more than one person at a time.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
appearingnounUS /əˈpɪrɪŋ/
formal attendance (in court or at a hearing) of a party in an action
From this reading Privately Printed _The Ghost in the Tower_ A ghost never makes the mistake of appearing before more than one person at a time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Privately Printed _The Ghost in the Tower_ A ghost never makes the mistake of appearing before more than one person at a time.
attributesnounUS /ˈætrəbjuːts/
plural of “attribute” — a construct whereby objects or individuals can be distinguished
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Privately Printed _The Ghost in the Tower_ A ghost never makes the mistake of appearing before more than one person at a time.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Italicized text is surrounded by underscores: _italics_.
providing or experiencing physical well-being or relief (“comfy” is informal)
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
correctedadjectiveUS /kərˈektəd/
having something undesirable neutralized
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
spoiled or ruined or demolished
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
elementnounUS /ˈeləmənt/
an abstract part of something
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
errorsnounUS /ˈerərz/
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
essentialadjectiveUS /eˈsenʃəl/
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
brought about or set up or accepted; especially long established
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
the state or fact of existing
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
a mental representation of some haunting experience
From this reading Privately Printed _The Ghost in the Tower_ A ghost never makes the mistake of appearing before more than one person at a time.
ghostlyadjectiveUS /ˈɡoʊstli/
resembling or characteristic of a phantom
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
hyphenationnounUS /ˌhaɪfəˈneɪʃən/
division of a word especially at the end of a line on a page
From this reading Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized.
InconsistenciesnounUS /ˌɪŋˈkɑːnsɪstensiz/
plural of “inconsistency” — the relation between propositions that cannot both be true at the same time
From this reading Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Italicized text is surrounded by underscores: _italics_.
Italicized
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From this reading Italicized text is surrounded by underscores: _italics_.
italicsnounUS /aɪˈtælɪks/
plural of “italic” — a style of handwriting with the letters slanting to the right
From this reading Italicized text is surrounded by underscores: _italics_.
logicnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪk/
the branch of philosophy that analyzes inference
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
plural of “make” — a recognizable kind
From this reading Privately Printed _The Ghost in the Tower_ A ghost never makes the mistake of appearing before more than one person at a time.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading Privately Printed _The Ghost in the Tower_ A ghost never makes the mistake of appearing before more than one person at a time.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Privately Printed _The Ghost in the Tower_ A ghost never makes the mistake of appearing before more than one person at a time.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Privately Printed _The Ghost in the Tower_ A ghost never makes the mistake of appearing before more than one person at a time.
ObviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Privately Printed _The Ghost in the Tower_ A ghost never makes the mistake of appearing before more than one person at a time.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Privately Printed _The Ghost in the Tower_ A ghost never makes the mistake of appearing before more than one person at a time.
a human being
From this reading Privately Printed _The Ghost in the Tower_ A ghost never makes the mistake of appearing before more than one person at a time.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
preponderancenounUS /priˈpɑːndrəns/
superiority in power or influence
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
past form of “print” — put into print
From this reading Privately Printed _The Ghost in the Tower_ A ghost never makes the mistake of appearing before more than one person at a time.
PrivatelyadverbUS /ˈpraɪvətli/
kept private or confined to those intimately concerned
From this reading Privately Printed _The Ghost in the Tower_ A ghost never makes the mistake of appearing before more than one person at a time.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
standardizedadjectiveUS /ˈstændərdaɪzd/
brought into conformity with a standard
From this reading Inconsistencies in hyphenation have been standardized.
confined on all sides
From this reading Italicized text is surrounded by underscores: _italics_.
testimonynounUS /ˈtestəmoʊni/
a solemn statement made under oath
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
textnounUS /tekst/
the words of something written
From this reading Italicized text is surrounded by underscores: _italics_.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Privately Printed _The Ghost in the Tower_ A ghost never makes the mistake of appearing before more than one person at a time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Privately Printed _The Ghost in the Tower_ A ghost never makes the mistake of appearing before more than one person at a time.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Privately Printed _The Ghost in the Tower_ A ghost never makes the mistake of appearing before more than one person at a time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building
From this reading Privately Printed _The Ghost in the Tower_ A ghost never makes the mistake of appearing before more than one person at a time.
typographicaladjectiveUS /ˌtaɪpəˈɡræfɪkəl/
relating to or occurring or used in typography
From this reading Obvious typographical errors have been corrected.
underscoresnounUS /ˌʌndərˈskɔːrz/
plural of “underscore” — a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)
From this reading Italicized text is surrounded by underscores: _italics_.
unimpeachableadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪmˈpiːtʃəbəl/
beyond doubt or reproach
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading There may be much logic in this, for the element of mystery, which is one of the essential attributes to comfortable ghostly existence, would be destroyed if that existence should be established at some one time and place by a preponderance of unimpeachable testimony.
