used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading And the mind of the thoroughly well-informed man is a dreadful thing.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading It is like a _bric-à-brac_ shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value.
(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 It is like a _bric-à-brac_ shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And the mind of the thoroughly well-informed man is a dreadful thing.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Some day you will look at your friend, and he will seem to you to be a little out of drawing, or you won’t like his tone of colour, or something.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Some day you will look at your friend, and he will seem to you to be a little out of drawing, or you won’t like his tone of colour, or something.
bric-à-brac
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From this reading It is like a _bric-à-brac_ shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value.
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading Some day you will look at your friend, and he will seem to you to be a little out of drawing, or you won’t like his tone of colour, or something.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Some day you will look at your friend, and he will seem to you to be a little out of drawing, or you won’t like his tone of colour, or something.
an illustration that is drawn by hand and published in a book, magazine, or newspaper
From this reading Some day you will look at your friend, and he will seem to you to be a little out of drawing, or you won’t like his tone of colour, or something.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading And the mind of the thoroughly well-informed man is a dreadful thing.
remove the dust from
From this reading It is like a _bric-à-brac_ shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading It is like a _bric-à-brac_ shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I think you will tire first, all the same.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Some day you will look at your friend, and he will seem to you to be a little out of drawing, or you won’t like his tone of colour, or something.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Some day you will look at your friend, and he will seem to you to be a little out of drawing, or you won’t like his tone of colour, or something.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Some day you will look at your friend, and he will seem to you to be a little out of drawing, or you won’t like his tone of colour, or something.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I think you will tire first, all the same.
idealadjectiveUS /aɪˈdiːl/
conforming to an ultimate standard of perfection or excellence; embodying an ideal
From this reading The thoroughly well-informed man—that is the modern ideal.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The thoroughly well-informed man—that is the modern ideal.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is like a _bric-à-brac_ shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It is like a _bric-à-brac_ shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It is like a _bric-à-brac_ shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Some day you will look at your friend, and he will seem to you to be a little out of drawing, or you won’t like his tone of colour, or something.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Some day you will look at your friend, and he will seem to you to be a little out of drawing, or you won’t like his tone of colour, or something.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading The thoroughly well-informed man—that is the modern ideal.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading And the mind of the thoroughly well-informed man is a dreadful thing.
belonging to the modern era; since the Middle Ages
From this reading The thoroughly well-informed man—that is the modern ideal.
monstersnounUS /ˈmɑːnstərz/
plural of “monster” — an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading It is like a _bric-à-brac_ shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading And the mind of the thoroughly well-informed man is a dreadful thing.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Some day you will look at your friend, and he will seem to you to be a little out of drawing, or you won’t like his tone of colour, or something.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Some day you will look at your friend, and he will seem to you to be a little out of drawing, or you won’t like his tone of colour, or something.
pricedverbUS /praɪst/
past form of “price” — determine the price of
From this reading It is like a _bric-à-brac_ shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value.
marked by suitability or rightness or appropriateness
From this reading It is like a _bric-à-brac_ shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value.
Identical; not different.
From this reading I think you will tire first, all the same.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Some day you will look at your friend, and he will seem to you to be a little out of drawing, or you won’t like his tone of colour, or something.
do one's shopping
From this reading It is like a _bric-à-brac_ shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Some day you will look at your friend, and he will seem to you to be a little out of drawing, or you won’t like his tone of colour, or something.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading Some day you will look at your friend, and he will seem to you to be a little out of drawing, or you won’t like his tone of colour, or something.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The thoroughly well-informed man—that is the modern ideal.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The thoroughly well-informed man—that is the modern ideal.
a special situation
From this reading And the mind of the thoroughly well-informed man is a dreadful thing.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think you will tire first, all the same.
in an exhaustive manner
From this reading The thoroughly well-informed man—that is the modern ideal.
tireverbUS /ˈtaɪər/
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
From this reading I think you will tire first, all the same.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Some day you will look at your friend, and he will seem to you to be a little out of drawing, or you won’t like his tone of colour, or something.
the quality of a person's voice
From this reading Some day you will look at your friend, and he will seem to you to be a little out of drawing, or you won’t like his tone of colour, or something.
a numerical quantity measured or assigned or computed
From this reading It is like a _bric-à-brac_ shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value.
well-informedadjective
possessing sound knowledge
From this reading The thoroughly well-informed man—that is the modern ideal.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I think you will tire first, all the same.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is like a _bric-à-brac_ shop, all monsters and dust, with everything priced above its proper value.
won't
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From this reading Some day you will look at your friend, and he will seem to you to be a little out of drawing, or you won’t like his tone of colour, or something.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading I think you will tire first, all the same.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Some day you will look at your friend, and he will seem to you to be a little out of drawing, or you won’t like his tone of colour, or something.
