used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
agelessadjectiveUS /ˈeɪdʒləs/
continuing forever or indefinitely
From this reading His own heart, thrust to the left though it was, felt ageless.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It gave him a secret thrill of joy and wonder.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
warm-blooded egg-laying vertebrates characterized by feathers and forelimbs modified as wings
From this reading 'The heart of a bird lies in the centre of its body,' he murmured to himself happily.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading 'The heart of a bird lies in the centre of its body,' he murmured to himself happily.
carrying-away
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From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
a low-lying region in central France
From this reading 'The heart of a bird lies in the centre of its body,' he murmured to himself happily.
concreteadjectiveUS /kənˈkriːt/
capable of being perceived by the senses; not abstract or imaginary
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
communicated in words
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading His own heart, thrust to the left though it was, felt ageless.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading It gave him a secret thrill of joy and wonder.
happilyadverbUS /ˈhæpəli/
in a joyous manner
From this reading 'The heart of a bird lies in the centre of its body,' he murmured to himself happily.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading The happy, invincible optimism of the bird was in him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading 'The heart of a bird lies in the centre of its body,' he murmured to himself happily.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It gave him a secret thrill of joy and wonder.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading 'The heart of a bird lies in the centre of its body,' he murmured to himself happily.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His own heart, thrust to the left though it was, felt ageless.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
invincibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈvɪnsəbəl/
incapable of being overcome or subdued
From this reading The happy, invincible optimism of the bird was in him.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading 'The heart of a bird lies in the centre of its body,' he murmured to himself happily.
Joan
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From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
journeyedverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrnid/
past form of “journey” — undertake a journey or trip
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading It gave him a secret thrill of joy and wonder.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading His own heart, thrust to the left though it was, felt ageless.
plural of “lie” — a statement that deviates from or perverts the truth
From this reading 'The heart of a bird lies in the centre of its body,' he murmured to himself happily.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
past form of “murmur” — speak softly or indistinctly
From this reading 'The heart of a bird lies in the centre of its body,' he murmured to himself happily.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
omnibusnounUS /ˈɑːmnəbəs/
an anthology of articles on a related subject or an anthology of the works of a single author
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
optimismnounUS /ˈɑːptəmɪzəm/
the optimistic feeling that all is going to turn out well
From this reading The happy, invincible optimism of the bird was in him.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading His own heart, thrust to the left though it was, felt ageless.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading It gave him a secret thrill of joy and wonder.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
caught or fixed
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading His own heart, thrust to the left though it was, felt ageless.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading It gave him a secret thrill of joy and wonder.
push forcefully
From this reading His own heart, thrust to the left though it was, felt ageless.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
the upper part of anything
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading His own heart, thrust to the left though it was, felt ageless.
Wimble's
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From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The carrying-away sentence stuck in Wimble's mind as he journeyed back to the flat on the top of a motor omnibus with Joan, for it expressed a concrete fact, a fact that he could understand.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading It gave him a secret thrill of joy and wonder.
