used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading HOW VERTY SHOT A WHITE PIGEON.
completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers
From this reading Mr. Roundjacket's illusions were all dissipated--the attentive listener was a sleeping listener--his poem, dreadful to think of, had absolutely lulled Verty to slumber.
(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 Mr. Roundjacket's illusions were all dissipated--the attentive listener was a sleeping listener--his poem, dreadful to think of, had absolutely lulled Verty to slumber.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading "Wake up, you young savage!" he cried, "sleeping when I am reading to you; rouse! rouse! or by the immortal gods I'll commit an assault and battery upon your barbarous person!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading "Wake up, you young savage!" he cried, "sleeping when I am reading to you; rouse! rouse! or by the immortal gods I'll commit an assault and battery upon your barbarous person!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He caught Verty by the shoulder and shook him.
assaultnounUS /əˈsɔːlt/
close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
From this reading "Wake up, you young savage!" he cried, "sleeping when I am reading to you; rouse! rouse! or by the immortal gods I'll commit an assault and battery upon your barbarous person!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We may understand the mortification of the great writer; the _irritable genus_ had in him no unfit representative, thus far at least.
attentiveadjectiveUS /əˈtentɪv/
(often followed by “to”) giving care or attention
From this reading Mr. Roundjacket's illusions were all dissipated--the attentive listener was a sleeping listener--his poem, dreadful to think of, had absolutely lulled Verty to slumber.
barbarousadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːrbərəs/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading "Wake up, you young savage!" he cried, "sleeping when I am reading to you; rouse! rouse! or by the immortal gods I'll commit an assault and battery upon your barbarous person!
batterynounUS /ˈbætəri/
group of guns or missile launchers operated together at one place
From this reading "Wake up, you young savage!" he cried, "sleeping when I am reading to you; rouse! rouse! or by the immortal gods I'll commit an assault and battery upon your barbarous person!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He caught Verty by the shoulder and shook him.
inflected form of “catch” — discover or come upon accidentally, suddenly, or unexpectedly; catch somebody doing something or in a certain state
From this reading He caught Verty by the shoulder and shook him.
commitverbUS /kəˈmɪt/
perform an act, usually with a negative connotation
From this reading "Wake up, you young savage!" he cried, "sleeping when I am reading to you; rouse! rouse! or by the immortal gods I'll commit an assault and battery upon your barbarous person!
inflected form of “cry” — utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "Wake up, you young savage!" he cried, "sleeping when I am reading to you; rouse! rouse! or by the immortal gods I'll commit an assault and battery upon your barbarous person!
dissipatedadjectiveUS /ˈdɪsəpeɪtɪd/
unrestrained by convention or morality
From this reading Mr. Roundjacket's illusions were all dissipated--the attentive listener was a sleeping listener--his poem, dreadful to think of, had absolutely lulled Verty to slumber.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Mr. Roundjacket's illusions were all dissipated--the attentive listener was a sleeping listener--his poem, dreadful to think of, had absolutely lulled Verty to slumber.
to a considerable degree; very much
From this reading We may understand the mortification of the great writer; the _irritable genus_ had in him no unfit representative, thus far at least.
genusnounUS /ˈdʒiːnəs/
a general kind of something
From this reading We may understand the mortification of the great writer; the _irritable genus_ had in him no unfit representative, thus far at least.
plural of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading "Wake up, you young savage!" he cried, "sleeping when I am reading to you; rouse! rouse! or by the immortal gods I'll commit an assault and battery upon your barbarous person!
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading We may understand the mortification of the great writer; the _irritable genus_ had in him no unfit representative, thus far at least.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mr. Roundjacket's illusions were all dissipated--the attentive listener was a sleeping listener--his poem, dreadful to think of, had absolutely lulled Verty to slumber.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He caught Verty by the shoulder and shook him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading We may understand the mortification of the great writer; the _irritable genus_ had in him no unfit representative, thus far at least.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Roundjacket's illusions were all dissipated--the attentive listener was a sleeping listener--his poem, dreadful to think of, had absolutely lulled Verty to slumber.
HOW
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From this reading HOW VERTY SHOT A WHITE PIGEON.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Wake up, you young savage!" he cried, "sleeping when I am reading to you; rouse! rouse! or by the immortal gods I'll commit an assault and battery upon your barbarous person!
I'll
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From this reading "Wake up, you young savage!" he cried, "sleeping when I am reading to you; rouse! rouse! or by the immortal gods I'll commit an assault and battery upon your barbarous person!
illusionsnounUS /ˌɪˈluːʒənz/
plural of “illusion” — an erroneous mental representation
From this reading Mr. Roundjacket's illusions were all dissipated--the attentive listener was a sleeping listener--his poem, dreadful to think of, had absolutely lulled Verty to slumber.
immortaladjUS /ɪˈmɔːr.t̬əl/
Living forever; never dying or decaying. (Bất tử, trường tồn vĩnh cửu.)
From this reading "Wake up, you young savage!" he cried, "sleeping when I am reading to you; rouse! rouse! or by the immortal gods I'll commit an assault and battery upon your barbarous person!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We may understand the mortification of the great writer; the _irritable genus_ had in him no unfit representative, thus far at least.
irritableadjectiveUS /ˈɪrətəbəl/
easily irritated or annoyed
From this reading We may understand the mortification of the great writer; the _irritable genus_ had in him no unfit representative, thus far at least.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading We may understand the mortification of the great writer; the _irritable genus_ had in him no unfit representative, thus far at least.
listenernounUS /ˈlɪsənər/
someone who listens attentively
From this reading Mr. Roundjacket's illusions were all dissipated--the attentive listener was a sleeping listener--his poem, dreadful to think of, had absolutely lulled Verty to slumber.
lulledverbUS /lʌld/
past form of “lull” — calm by deception
From this reading Mr. Roundjacket's illusions were all dissipated--the attentive listener was a sleeping listener--his poem, dreadful to think of, had absolutely lulled Verty to slumber.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading We may understand the mortification of the great writer; the _irritable genus_ had in him no unfit representative, thus far at least.
mortificationnounUS /ˈmɔːrtəfkeɪʃən/
strong feelings of embarrassment
From this reading We may understand the mortification of the great writer; the _irritable genus_ had in him no unfit representative, thus far at least.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Mr. Roundjacket's illusions were all dissipated--the attentive listener was a sleeping listener--his poem, dreadful to think of, had absolutely lulled Verty to slumber.
not any; not one
From this reading We may understand the mortification of the great writer; the _irritable genus_ had in him no unfit representative, thus far at least.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Mr. Roundjacket's illusions were all dissipated--the attentive listener was a sleeping listener--his poem, dreadful to think of, had absolutely lulled Verty to slumber.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading "Wake up, you young savage!" he cried, "sleeping when I am reading to you; rouse! rouse! or by the immortal gods I'll commit an assault and battery upon your barbarous person!
a human being
From this reading "Wake up, you young savage!" he cried, "sleeping when I am reading to you; rouse! rouse! or by the immortal gods I'll commit an assault and battery upon your barbarous person!
PIGEONnounUS /ˈpɪdʒən/
wild and domesticated birds having a heavy body and short legs
From this reading HOW VERTY SHOT A WHITE PIGEON.
a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
From this reading Mr. Roundjacket's illusions were all dissipated--the attentive listener was a sleeping listener--his poem, dreadful to think of, had absolutely lulled Verty to slumber.
the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message
From this reading "Wake up, you young savage!" he cried, "sleeping when I am reading to you; rouse! rouse! or by the immortal gods I'll commit an assault and battery upon your barbarous person!
representativenounUS /ˌreprəˈzentətɪv/
a person who represents others
From this reading We may understand the mortification of the great writer; the _irritable genus_ had in him no unfit representative, thus far at least.
Roundjacket's
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From this reading Mr. Roundjacket's illusions were all dissipated--the attentive listener was a sleeping listener--his poem, dreadful to think of, had absolutely lulled Verty to slumber.
rouseverbUS /raʊs/
become active
From this reading "Wake up, you young savage!" he cried, "sleeping when I am reading to you; rouse! rouse! or by the immortal gods I'll commit an assault and battery upon your barbarous person!
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading "Wake up, you young savage!" he cried, "sleeping when I am reading to you; rouse! rouse! or by the immortal gods I'll commit an assault and battery upon your barbarous person!
a disassembled barrel; the parts packed for storage or shipment
From this reading He caught Verty by the shoulder and shook him.
the act of firing a projectile
From this reading HOW VERTY SHOT A WHITE PIGEON.
lift onto one's shoulders
From this reading He caught Verty by the shoulder and shook him.
the state of being asleep
From this reading Mr. Roundjacket's illusions were all dissipated--the attentive listener was a sleeping listener--his poem, dreadful to think of, had absolutely lulled Verty to slumber.
slumbernounUS /ˈslʌmbər/
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading Mr. Roundjacket's illusions were all dissipated--the attentive listener was a sleeping listener--his poem, dreadful to think of, had absolutely lulled Verty to slumber.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Mr. Roundjacket's illusions were all dissipated--the attentive listener was a sleeping listener--his poem, dreadful to think of, had absolutely lulled Verty to slumber.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Mr. Roundjacket's illusions were all dissipated--the attentive listener was a sleeping listener--his poem, dreadful to think of, had absolutely lulled Verty to slumber.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading We may understand the mortification of the great writer; the _irritable genus_ had in him no unfit representative, thus far at least.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mr. Roundjacket's illusions were all dissipated--the attentive listener was a sleeping listener--his poem, dreadful to think of, had absolutely lulled Verty to slumber.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading We may understand the mortification of the great writer; the _irritable genus_ had in him no unfit representative, thus far at least.
unfitadjectiveUS /ənˈfɪt/
below the required standards for a purpose
From this reading We may understand the mortification of the great writer; the _irritable genus_ had in him no unfit representative, thus far at least.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Wake up, you young savage!" he cried, "sleeping when I am reading to you; rouse! rouse! or by the immortal gods I'll commit an assault and battery upon your barbarous person!
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading "Wake up, you young savage!" he cried, "sleeping when I am reading to you; rouse! rouse! or by the immortal gods I'll commit an assault and battery upon your barbarous person!
VERTY
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From this reading HOW VERTY SHOT A WHITE PIGEON.
be awake, be alert, be there
From this reading "Wake up, you young savage!" he cried, "sleeping when I am reading to you; rouse! rouse! or by the immortal gods I'll commit an assault and battery upon your barbarous person!
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Mr. Roundjacket's illusions were all dissipated--the attentive listener was a sleeping listener--his poem, dreadful to think of, had absolutely lulled Verty to slumber.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We may understand the mortification of the great writer; the _irritable genus_ had in him no unfit representative, thus far at least.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Mr. Roundjacket's illusions were all dissipated--the attentive listener was a sleeping listener--his poem, dreadful to think of, had absolutely lulled Verty to slumber.
at the time that
From this reading "Wake up, you young savage!" he cried, "sleeping when I am reading to you; rouse! rouse! or by the immortal gods I'll commit an assault and battery upon your barbarous person!
a Caucasian
From this reading HOW VERTY SHOT A WHITE PIGEON.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading We may understand the mortification of the great writer; the _irritable genus_ had in him no unfit representative, thus far at least.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Wake up, you young savage!" he cried, "sleeping when I am reading to you; rouse! rouse! or by the immortal gods I'll commit an assault and battery upon your barbarous person!
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading "Wake up, you young savage!" he cried, "sleeping when I am reading to you; rouse! rouse! or by the immortal gods I'll commit an assault and battery upon your barbarous person!
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Wake up, you young savage!" he cried, "sleeping when I am reading to you; rouse! rouse! or by the immortal gods I'll commit an assault and battery upon your barbarous person!
