1st
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From this reading July 1st.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I know it is odd for a philosophic bachelor to maintain in his establishment a young and detached female of prepossessing appearance.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
appearancenounUS /əˈpɪrəns/
outward or visible aspect of a person or thing
From this reading I know it is odd for a philosophic bachelor to maintain in his establishment a young and detached female of prepossessing appearance.
bachelornounUS /ˈbætʃələr/
a man who has never been married
From this reading I know it is odd for a philosophic bachelor to maintain in his establishment a young and detached female of prepossessing appearance.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
carenounUS /ker/
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading For the oddity I care not two pins.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
detachedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtætʃt/
showing lack of emotional involvement
From this reading I know it is odd for a philosophic bachelor to maintain in his establishment a young and detached female of prepossessing appearance.
establishmentnounUS /ɪˈstæblɪʃmənt/
the act of forming or establishing something
From this reading I know it is odd for a philosophic bachelor to maintain in his establishment a young and detached female of prepossessing appearance.
evilnounUS /ˈiːvəl/
morally objectionable behavior
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
explainingverbUS /ɪkˈspleɪnɪŋ/
-ing form of “explain” — make plain and comprehensible
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
femaleadjectiveUS /ˈfiːmeɪl/
being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop
From this reading I know it is odd for a philosophic bachelor to maintain in his establishment a young and detached female of prepossessing appearance.
fivenounUS /faɪv/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I know it is odd for a philosophic bachelor to maintain in his establishment a young and detached female of prepossessing appearance.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I know it is odd for a philosophic bachelor to maintain in his establishment a young and detached female of prepossessing appearance.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I know it is odd for a philosophic bachelor to maintain in his establishment a young and detached female of prepossessing appearance.
IonounUS /ˈaɪoʊ/
(Greek mythology) a maiden seduced by Zeus; when Hera was about to discover them together Zeus turned her into a white heifer
From this reading _Io son’ io_.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I know it is odd for a philosophic bachelor to maintain in his establishment a young and detached female of prepossessing appearance.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I know it is odd for a philosophic bachelor to maintain in his establishment a young and detached female of prepossessing appearance.
JudithnounUS /ˈdʒuːdəθ/
Jewish heroine in one of the books of the Apocrypha; she saved her people by decapitating the Assyrian general Holofernes
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
JulynounUS /ˌdʒuːˈlaɪ/
the month following June and preceding August
From this reading July 1st.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know it is odd for a philosophic bachelor to maintain in his establishment a young and detached female of prepossessing appearance.
maintainverbUS /meɪnˈteɪn/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I know it is odd for a philosophic bachelor to maintain in his establishment a young and detached female of prepossessing appearance.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For the oddity I care not two pins.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
oddadjectiveUS /ɑːd/
not divisible by two
From this reading I know it is odd for a philosophic bachelor to maintain in his establishment a young and detached female of prepossessing appearance.
odditynounUS /ˈɑːdəti/
eccentricity that is not easily explained
From this reading For the oddity I care not two pins.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
philosophicadjectiveUS /ˌfɪləˈsɑːfɪk/
of or relating to philosophy or philosophers
From this reading I know it is odd for a philosophic bachelor to maintain in his establishment a young and detached female of prepossessing appearance.
pinsnounUS /pɪnz/
plural of “pin” — a piece of jewelry that is pinned onto the wearer's garment
From this reading For the oddity I care not two pins.
prepossessingadjective
creating a favorable impression
From this reading I know it is odd for a philosophic bachelor to maintain in his establishment a young and detached female of prepossessing appearance.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
returnsnounUS /rɪˈtɜːrnz/
plural of “return” — document giving the tax collector information about the taxpayer's tax liability
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
roofnounUS /ruːf/
a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
ShepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
sonnounUS /sʌn/
a male human offspring
From this reading _Io son’ io_.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
to-morrow
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading For the oddity I care not two pins.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading She has been now over five weeks under my roof, and I have put off the evil day of explaining her to Judith; and Judith returns to-morrow.
youngadjectiveUS /jʌŋ/
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading I know it is odd for a philosophic bachelor to maintain in his establishment a young and detached female of prepossessing appearance.
