used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
(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 +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
birchnounUS /bɜːrtʃ/
hard close-grained wood of any of various birch trees; used especially in furniture and interior finishes and plywood
From this reading Madrone and birch and willow, limp in the evening quiet, and the taste of smouldering leaves....
bordernounUS /ˈbɔːrdər/
a line that indicates a boundary
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
an occurrence of something
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
classifyverbUS /ˈklæsəfaɪ/
arrange or order by classes or categories
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
placed crosswise
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
disturbancenounUS /dɪˈstɜːrbəns/
activity that is a malfunction, intrusion, or interruption
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
eddiesnounUS /ˈediz/
plural of “eddy” — founder of Christian Science in 1866 (1821-1910)
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading Madrone and birch and willow, limp in the evening quiet, and the taste of smouldering leaves....
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
Iss
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From this reading It was the Sacred Iss.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It wasn't the Russian River.
plural of “kind” — a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Madrone and birch and willow, limp in the evening quiet, and the taste of smouldering leaves....
limpverbUS /lɪmp/
walk impeded by some physical limitation or injury
From this reading Madrone and birch and willow, limp in the evening quiet, and the taste of smouldering leaves....
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
Madrone
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Madrone and birch and willow, limp in the evening quiet, and the taste of smouldering leaves....
used to form the superlative
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
mythnounUS /mɪθ/
a traditional story accepted as history; serves to explain the world view of a people
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
absolutely essential
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
neurosisnounUS /nʊˈroʊsəs/
a mental or personality disturbance not attributable to any known neurological or organic dysfunction
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
neuroticadjectiveUS /nʊˈrɑːtɪk/
characteristic of or affected by neurosis
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
NormalitynounUS /ˌnɔːrˈmæləti/
being within certain limits that define the range of normal functioning
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
and nothing more
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
by chance
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
providingverbUS /prəˈvaɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “provide” — give something useful or necessary to
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
psychosisnounUS /saɪˈkoʊsəs/
any severe mental disorder in which contact with reality is lost or highly distorted
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading Madrone and birch and willow, limp in the evening quiet, and the taste of smouldering leaves....
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
advancing or becoming higher or greater in degree or value or status
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
a native or inhabitant of Russia
From this reading It wasn't the Russian River.
concerned with religion or religious purposes
From this reading It was the Sacred Iss.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
the sensation that results when olfactory receptors in the nose are stimulated by particular chemicals in gaseous form
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
smoulderingadjective
showing scarcely suppressed anger
From this reading Madrone and birch and willow, limp in the evening quiet, and the taste of smouldering leaves....
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
not in physical motion
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
a state of acute pain
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
To perceive flavor through the mouth.
From this reading Madrone and birch and willow, limp in the evening quiet, and the taste of smouldering leaves....
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
typesnounUS /taɪps/
plural of “type” — a subdivision of a particular kind of thing
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
being of use or service
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was the Sacred Iss.
wasn't
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From this reading It wasn't the Russian River.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
we're
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading +--------------------------------------------------------------+ | _"Normality" is a myth; we're all a little neurotic, and the | | study of neurosis has been able to classify the general | | types of disturbance which are most common.
willownounUS /ˈwɪloʊ/
any of numerous deciduous trees and shrubs of the genus Salix
From this reading Madrone and birch and willow, limp in the evening quiet, and the taste of smouldering leaves....
in the company of; together with
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading And some types | | (providing the subject is not suffering so extreme a case as | | to have crossed the border into psychosis) can be not only | | useful, but perhaps necessary for certain kinds of work...._ | +--------------------------------------------------------------+ _The river ran still and deep, green and gray in the eddies with the warm smell of late summer rising out of the slow water.
