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From this reading A QUEER HOUSEHOLD Extract from a letter to Miss Grace Holroyd, dated January 12:
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A QUEER HOUSEHOLD Extract from a letter to Miss Grace Holroyd, dated January 12:
a record or narrative description of past events
From this reading I arrived here on Tuesday, and I find myself just as bewildered, just as unable to give such an account of my environment as may sound sane and well considered, as I was the first day.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading I arrived here on Tuesday, and I find myself just as bewildered, just as unable to give such an account of my environment as may sound sane and well considered, as I was the first day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
any thing at all
From this reading The truth is that ever since I got here my mind has been rushing round and round, mixing and curdling itself more like milk in a churn than anything I can think of.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading I arrived here on Tuesday, and I find myself just as bewildered, just as unable to give such an account of my environment as may sound sane and well considered, as I was the first day.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I arrived here on Tuesday, and I find myself just as bewildered, just as unable to give such an account of my environment as may sound sane and well considered, as I was the first day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The truth is that ever since I got here my mind has been rushing round and round, mixing and curdling itself more like milk in a churn than anything I can think of.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
bewilderedadjectiveUS /bɪˈwɪldərd/
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading I arrived here on Tuesday, and I find myself just as bewildered, just as unable to give such an account of my environment as may sound sane and well considered, as I was the first day.
the two together, not just one
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading The truth is that ever since I got here my mind has been rushing round and round, mixing and curdling itself more like milk in a churn than anything I can think of.
churnverbUS /tʃɜːrn/
stir (cream) vigorously in order to make butter
From this reading The truth is that ever since I got here my mind has been rushing round and round, mixing and curdling itself more like milk in a churn than anything I can think of.
carefully weighed
From this reading I arrived here on Tuesday, and I find myself just as bewildered, just as unable to give such an account of my environment as may sound sane and well considered, as I was the first day.
curdlingnoun
the process of forming semisolid lumps in a liquid
From this reading The truth is that ever since I got here my mind has been rushing round and round, mixing and curdling itself more like milk in a churn than anything I can think of.
datedadjectiveUS /ˈdeɪtɪd/
marked by features of the immediate and usually discounted past
From this reading A QUEER HOUSEHOLD Extract from a letter to Miss Grace Holroyd, dated January 12:
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I arrived here on Tuesday, and I find myself just as bewildered, just as unable to give such an account of my environment as may sound sane and well considered, as I was the first day.
delayedadjectiveUS /dɪˈleɪd/
not as far along as normal in development
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
give a description of
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
environmentnounUS /ɪnˈvaɪrənmənt/
the totality of surrounding conditions
From this reading I arrived here on Tuesday, and I find myself just as bewildered, just as unable to give such an account of my environment as may sound sane and well considered, as I was the first day.
at any time
From this reading The truth is that ever since I got here my mind has been rushing round and round, mixing and curdling itself more like milk in a churn than anything I can think of.
ExtractverbUS /ˈekstrækt/
remove, usually with some force or effort; also used in an abstract sense
From this reading A QUEER HOUSEHOLD Extract from a letter to Miss Grace Holroyd, dated January 12:
beyond what is ordinary or usual; highly unusual or exceptional or remarkable
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading I arrived here on Tuesday, and I find myself just as bewildered, just as unable to give such an account of my environment as may sound sane and well considered, as I was the first day.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
FridaynounUS /ˈfraɪdi/
the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day
From this reading This is Friday.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A QUEER HOUSEHOLD Extract from a letter to Miss Grace Holroyd, dated January 12:
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I arrived here on Tuesday, and I find myself just as bewildered, just as unable to give such an account of my environment as may sound sane and well considered, as I was the first day.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading The truth is that ever since I got here my mind has been rushing round and round, mixing and curdling itself more like milk in a churn than anything I can think of.
(Christian theology) a state of sanctification by God; the state of one who is under such divine influence
From this reading A QUEER HOUSEHOLD Extract from a letter to Miss Grace Holroyd, dated January 12:
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The truth is that ever since I got here my mind has been rushing round and round, mixing and curdling itself more like milk in a churn than anything I can think of.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The truth is that ever since I got here my mind has been rushing round and round, mixing and curdling itself more like milk in a churn than anything I can think of.
Holroyd
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading A QUEER HOUSEHOLD Extract from a letter to Miss Grace Holroyd, dated January 12:
a social unit living together
From this reading A QUEER HOUSEHOLD Extract from a letter to Miss Grace Holroyd, dated January 12:
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The truth is that ever since I got here my mind has been rushing round and round, mixing and curdling itself more like milk in a churn than anything I can think of.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading The truth is that ever since I got here my mind has been rushing round and round, mixing and curdling itself more like milk in a churn than anything I can think of.
JanuarynounUS /ˈdʒænjuːeri/
the first month of the year; begins 10 days after the winter solstice
From this reading A QUEER HOUSEHOLD Extract from a letter to Miss Grace Holroyd, dated January 12:
and nothing more
From this reading I arrived here on Tuesday, and I find myself just as bewildered, just as unable to give such an account of my environment as may sound sane and well considered, as I was the first day.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading A QUEER HOUSEHOLD Extract from a letter to Miss Grace Holroyd, dated January 12:
the literary culture
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The truth is that ever since I got here my mind has been rushing round and round, mixing and curdling itself more like milk in a churn than anything I can think of.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I arrived here on Tuesday, and I find myself just as bewildered, just as unable to give such an account of my environment as may sound sane and well considered, as I was the first day.
a white nutritious liquid secreted by mammals and used as food by human beings
From this reading The truth is that ever since I got here my mind has been rushing round and round, mixing and curdling itself more like milk in a churn than anything I can think of.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The truth is that ever since I got here my mind has been rushing round and round, mixing and curdling itself more like milk in a churn than anything I can think of.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading A QUEER HOUSEHOLD Extract from a letter to Miss Grace Holroyd, dated January 12:
mixingnounUS /ˈmɪksɪŋ/
the act of mixing together
From this reading The truth is that ever since I got here my mind has been rushing round and round, mixing and curdling itself more like milk in a churn than anything I can think of.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The truth is that ever since I got here my mind has been rushing round and round, mixing and curdling itself more like milk in a churn than anything I can think of.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I arrived here on Tuesday, and I find myself just as bewildered, just as unable to give such an account of my environment as may sound sane and well considered, as I was the first day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I arrived here on Tuesday, and I find myself just as bewildered, just as unable to give such an account of my environment as may sound sane and well considered, as I was the first day.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading A QUEER HOUSEHOLD Extract from a letter to Miss Grace Holroyd, dated January 12:
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading The truth is that ever since I got here my mind has been rushing round and round, mixing and curdling itself more like milk in a churn than anything I can think of.
(American football) an attempt to advance the ball by running into the line
From this reading The truth is that ever since I got here my mind has been rushing round and round, mixing and curdling itself more like milk in a churn than anything I can think of.
free from danger or the risk of harm
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
saneadjectiveUS /seɪn/
mentally healthy; free from mental disorder
From this reading I arrived here on Tuesday, and I find myself just as bewildered, just as unable to give such an account of my environment as may sound sane and well considered, as I was the first day.
scrawlverbUS /skrɔːl/
write carelessly
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
100 senti equal 1 kroon in Estonia
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
the particular auditory effect produced by a given cause
From this reading I arrived here on Tuesday, and I find myself just as bewildered, just as unable to give such an account of my environment as may sound sane and well considered, as I was the first day.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading I arrived here on Tuesday, and I find myself just as bewildered, just as unable to give such an account of my environment as may sound sane and well considered, as I was the first day.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The truth is that ever since I got here my mind has been rushing round and round, mixing and curdling itself more like milk in a churn than anything I can think of.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The truth is that ever since I got here my mind has been rushing round and round, mixing and curdling itself more like milk in a churn than anything I can think of.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading The truth is that ever since I got here my mind has been rushing round and round, mixing and curdling itself more like milk in a churn than anything I can think of.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A QUEER HOUSEHOLD Extract from a letter to Miss Grace Holroyd, dated January 12:
having edges that are jagged from injury
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
a fact that has been verified
From this reading The truth is that ever since I got here my mind has been rushing round and round, mixing and curdling itself more like milk in a churn than anything I can think of.
hard to endure
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading I arrived here on Tuesday, and I find myself just as bewildered, just as unable to give such an account of my environment as may sound sane and well considered, as I was the first day.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading I arrived here on Tuesday, and I find myself just as bewildered, just as unable to give such an account of my environment as may sound sane and well considered, as I was the first day.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I arrived here on Tuesday, and I find myself just as bewildered, just as unable to give such an account of my environment as may sound sane and well considered, as I was the first day.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading I arrived here on Tuesday, and I find myself just as bewildered, just as unable to give such an account of my environment as may sound sane and well considered, as I was the first day.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading "Since the first scrawl I sent you, telling you of my safe, though delayed, arrival, and trying to describe this extraordinary place, I have begun two letters and torn up both in despair.
