used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BY J. LOGIE ROBERTSON, M.A.
admireverbUS /ædˈmaɪr/
feel admiration for
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
Alison
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From this reading To Ellison or Alison Begbie (?)
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
bagatelles
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From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
Begbie
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From this reading To Ellison or Alison Begbie (?)
BurnsnounUS /bɜːrnz/
United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
BURNS'SnounUS /ˈbɜːrnzɪz/
possessive form of “burns” — United States comedian and film actor (1896-1996)
From this reading BURNS'S LETTERS.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading BY J. LOGIE ROBERTSON, M.A.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
a place off to the side of an area
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
dislikenounUS /dɪˈslaɪk/
an inclination to withhold approval from some person or group
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
e'enadverb
even
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
EllisonnounUS /ˈelɪsən/
United States novelist who wrote about a young Black man and his struggles in American society (1914-1994)
From this reading To Ellison or Alison Begbie (?)
make full, also in a metaphorical sense
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
gapsnounUS /ɡæps/
plural of “gap” — a conspicuous disparity or difference as between two figures
From this reading _"My life reminded me of a ruined temple: what strength, what proportion in some parts! what unsightly gaps, what prostrate ruin in others!"_--Burns.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading _"My life reminded me of a ruined temple: what strength, what proportion in some parts! what unsightly gaps, what prostrate ruin in others!"_--Burns.
JnounUS /dʒeɪ/
a unit of electrical energy equal to the work done when a current of one ampere passes through a resistance of one ohm for one second
From this reading BY J. LOGIE ROBERTSON, M.A.
the sound of laughing
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
the literary culture
From this reading BURNS'S LETTERS.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading _"My life reminded me of a ruined temple: what strength, what proportion in some parts! what unsightly gaps, what prostrate ruin in others!"_--Burns.
LOGIE
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From this reading BY J. LOGIE ROBERTSON, M.A.
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading BY J. LOGIE ROBERTSON, M.A.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading _"My life reminded me of a ruined temple: what strength, what proportion in some parts! what unsightly gaps, what prostrate ruin in others!"_--Burns.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading _"My life reminded me of a ruined temple: what strength, what proportion in some parts! what unsightly gaps, what prostrate ruin in others!"_--Burns.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading _"My life reminded me of a ruined temple: what strength, what proportion in some parts! what unsightly gaps, what prostrate ruin in others!"_--Burns.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
others
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From this reading _"My life reminded me of a ruined temple: what strength, what proportion in some parts! what unsightly gaps, what prostrate ruin in others!"_--Burns.
the local environment
From this reading _"My life reminded me of a ruined temple: what strength, what proportion in some parts! what unsightly gaps, what prostrate ruin in others!"_--Burns.
proportionnounUS /prəˈpɔːrʃən/
the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
From this reading _"My life reminded me of a ruined temple: what strength, what proportion in some parts! what unsightly gaps, what prostrate ruin in others!"_--Burns.
prostrateverbUS /ˈprɑːstreɪt/
get into a prostrate position, as in submission
From this reading _"My life reminded me of a ruined temple: what strength, what proportion in some parts! what unsightly gaps, what prostrate ruin in others!"_--Burns.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
past form of “remind” — put in the mind of someone
From this reading _"My life reminded me of a ruined temple: what strength, what proportion in some parts! what unsightly gaps, what prostrate ruin in others!"_--Burns.
ROBERTSONnounUS /ˈrɑːbərtsən/
United States basketball guard (born in 1938)
From this reading BY J. LOGIE ROBERTSON, M.A.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading _"My life reminded me of a ruined temple: what strength, what proportion in some parts! what unsightly gaps, what prostrate ruin in others!"_--Burns.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading _"My life reminded me of a ruined temple: what strength, what proportion in some parts! what unsightly gaps, what prostrate ruin in others!"_--Burns.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading _"My life reminded me of a ruined temple: what strength, what proportion in some parts! what unsightly gaps, what prostrate ruin in others!"_--Burns.
the property of being physically or mentally strong
From this reading _"My life reminded me of a ruined temple: what strength, what proportion in some parts! what unsightly gaps, what prostrate ruin in others!"_--Burns.
place of worship consisting of an edifice for the worship of a deity
From this reading _"My life reminded me of a ruined temple: what strength, what proportion in some parts! what unsightly gaps, what prostrate ruin in others!"_--Burns.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
triflesnounUS /ˈtraɪfəlz/
plural of “trifle” — a cold pudding made of layers of sponge cake spread with fruit or jelly; may be decorated with nuts, cream, or chocolate
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
unsightlyadjectiveUS /ənˈsaɪtli/
unpleasant to look at
From this reading _"My life reminded me of a ruined temple: what strength, what proportion in some parts! what unsightly gaps, what prostrate ruin in others!"_--Burns.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
any or all of a kind, it does not matter which
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
produce a literary work
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading _"You shall write whatever comes first,--what you see, what you read, what you hear, what you admire, what you dislike; trifles, bagatelles, nonsense, or, to fill up a corner, e'en put down a laugh at full length"_--Burns.
