used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Well, this is at length such weather as a creature may live and breathe in!
a mixture of gases (especially oxygen) required for breathing; the stuff that the wind consists of
From this reading I've been half stifled all the autumn with the heat, but now the fresh keen air seems like a breeze from my own dear Lapland!"
(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 I've been half stifled all the autumn with the heat, but now the fresh keen air seems like a breeze from my own dear Lapland!"
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Well, this is at length such weather as a creature may live and breathe in!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "Well, this is at length such weather as a creature may live and breathe in!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading "Well, this is at length such weather as a creature may live and breathe in!
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading I've been half stifled all the autumn with the heat, but now the fresh keen air seems like a breeze from my own dear Lapland!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I've been half stifled all the autumn with the heat, but now the fresh keen air seems like a breeze from my own dear Lapland!"
breatheverbUS /briːð/
draw air into, and expel out of, the lungs
From this reading "Well, this is at length such weather as a creature may live and breathe in!
a slight wind (usually refreshing)
From this reading I've been half stifled all the autumn with the heat, but now the fresh keen air seems like a breeze from my own dear Lapland!"
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I've been half stifled all the autumn with the heat, but now the fresh keen air seems like a breeze from my own dear Lapland!"
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading "Well, this is at length such weather as a creature may live and breathe in!
dearly loved
From this reading I've been half stifled all the autumn with the heat, but now the fresh keen air seems like a breeze from my own dear Lapland!"
dolorousadjective
showing sorrow
From this reading "Lapland! oh! there is nothing like Lapland," said a very dolorous voice in reply.
opinion or judgment
From this reading I lifted up my eyes to get a glimpse of the speaker.
the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
From this reading FINDING RELATIONS.
recently made, produced, or harvested
From this reading I've been half stifled all the autumn with the heat, but now the fresh keen air seems like a breeze from my own dear Lapland!"
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I've been half stifled all the autumn with the heat, but now the fresh keen air seems like a breeze from my own dear Lapland!"
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I lifted up my eyes to get a glimpse of the speaker.
a quick look
From this reading I lifted up my eyes to get a glimpse of the speaker.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I've been half stifled all the autumn with the heat, but now the fresh keen air seems like a breeze from my own dear Lapland!"
a form of energy that is transferred by a difference in temperature
From this reading I've been half stifled all the autumn with the heat, but now the fresh keen air seems like a breeze from my own dear Lapland!"
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I lifted up my eyes to get a glimpse of the speaker.
I've
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From this reading I've been half stifled all the autumn with the heat, but now the fresh keen air seems like a breeze from my own dear Lapland!"
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Well, this is at length such weather as a creature may live and breathe in!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Well, this is at length such weather as a creature may live and breathe in!
having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions
From this reading I've been half stifled all the autumn with the heat, but now the fresh keen air seems like a breeze from my own dear Lapland!"
LaplandnounUS /ˈlæplænd/
a region in northmost Europe inhabited by Lapps
From this reading I've been half stifled all the autumn with the heat, but now the fresh keen air seems like a breeze from my own dear Lapland!"
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading "Well, this is at length such weather as a creature may live and breathe in!
held up in the air
From this reading I lifted up my eyes to get a glimpse of the speaker.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I've been half stifled all the autumn with the heat, but now the fresh keen air seems like a breeze from my own dear Lapland!"
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading "Well, this is at length such weather as a creature may live and breathe in!
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "Well, this is at length such weather as a creature may live and breathe in!
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I've been half stifled all the autumn with the heat, but now the fresh keen air seems like a breeze from my own dear Lapland!"
not one thing; not anything
From this reading "Lapland! oh! there is nothing like Lapland," said a very dolorous voice in reply.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I've been half stifled all the autumn with the heat, but now the fresh keen air seems like a breeze from my own dear Lapland!"
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I lifted up my eyes to get a glimpse of the speaker.
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading "Lapland! oh! there is nothing like Lapland," said a very dolorous voice in reply.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I've been half stifled all the autumn with the heat, but now the fresh keen air seems like a breeze from my own dear Lapland!"
mutual dealings or connections or communications among persons or groups
From this reading FINDING RELATIONS.
a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading "Lapland! oh! there is nothing like Lapland," said a very dolorous voice in reply.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Lapland! oh! there is nothing like Lapland," said a very dolorous voice in reply.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I've been half stifled all the autumn with the heat, but now the fresh keen air seems like a breeze from my own dear Lapland!"
speakernounUS /ˈspiːkər/
someone who expresses in language; someone who talks (especially someone who delivers a public speech or someone especially garrulous)
From this reading I lifted up my eyes to get a glimpse of the speaker.
stifledadjectiveUS /ˈstaɪfəld/
held in check with difficulty
From this reading I've been half stifled all the autumn with the heat, but now the fresh keen air seems like a breeze from my own dear Lapland!"
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Well, this is at length such weather as a creature may live and breathe in!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I've been half stifled all the autumn with the heat, but now the fresh keen air seems like a breeze from my own dear Lapland!"
in or at that place or location
From this reading "Lapland! oh! there is nothing like Lapland," said a very dolorous voice in reply.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading "Well, this is at length such weather as a creature may live and breathe in!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I lifted up my eyes to get a glimpse of the speaker.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I lifted up my eyes to get a glimpse of the speaker.
precisely as stated
From this reading "Lapland! oh! there is nothing like Lapland," said a very dolorous voice in reply.
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading "Lapland! oh! there is nothing like Lapland," said a very dolorous voice in reply.
the atmospheric conditions that comprise the state of the atmosphere in terms of temperature and wind and clouds and precipitation
From this reading "Well, this is at length such weather as a creature may live and breathe in!
(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 "Well, this is at length such weather as a creature may live and breathe in!
in the company of; together with
From this reading I've been half stifled all the autumn with the heat, but now the fresh keen air seems like a breeze from my own dear Lapland!"
