used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So once upon a time I believed.
make an addition (to); join or combine or unite with others; increase the quality, quantity, size or scope of
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
plural of “adventure” — a wild and exciting undertaking (not necessarily lawful)
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
anew
From this reading But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
(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 But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
past form of “allow” — make it possible through a specific action or lack of action for something to happen
From this reading Which, till I tried my hand at the task myself, I would in no wise have allowed.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
Belonging to the very distant past and no longer in existence or deeply revered.
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I STAND SENTRY There are (say some) but two things worth the trouble of making in the world--war and love.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading I STAND SENTRY There are (say some) but two things worth the trouble of making in the world--war and love.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Which, till I tried my hand at the task myself, I would in no wise have allowed.
BalticnounUS /ˈbɔːltɪk/
a sea in northern Europe; stronghold of the Russian navy
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
beatsnounUS /biːts/
a United States youth subculture of the 1950s; rejected possessions or regular work or traditional dress; for communal living and psychedelic drugs and anarchism; favored modern forms of jazz (e.g., bebop)
From this reading But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
past form of “believe” — accept as true; take to be true
From this reading So once upon a time I believed.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I STAND SENTRY There are (say some) but two things worth the trouble of making in the world--war and love.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
easterlyadjectiveUS /ˈiːstərli/
lying in or toward the east
From this reading But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
fainadjectiveUS /feɪn/
having made preparations
From this reading But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Which, till I tried my hand at the task myself, I would in no wise have allowed.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Which, till I tried my hand at the task myself, I would in no wise have allowed.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I STAND SENTRY There are (say some) but two things worth the trouble of making in the world--war and love.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I STAND SENTRY There are (say some) but two things worth the trouble of making in the world--war and love.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
set down according to a plan
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
lashingnounUS /ˈlæʃɪŋ/
beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment
From this reading But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
latticenounUS /ˈlætəs/
an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
From this reading But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
leadedadjectiveUS /ˈledɪd/
(of panes of glass) fixed in place by means of thin strips of lead
From this reading But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I STAND SENTRY There are (say some) but two things worth the trouble of making in the world--war and love.
lozengesnounUS /ˈlɔːzəndʒəz/
plural of “lozenge” — a small aromatic or medicated candy
From this reading But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading I STAND SENTRY There are (say some) but two things worth the trouble of making in the world--war and love.
monotonynounUS /məˈnɑːtəni/
the quality of wearisome constancy, routine, and lack of variety
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Which, till I tried my hand at the task myself, I would in no wise have allowed.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Which, till I tried my hand at the task myself, I would in no wise have allowed.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
not any; not one
From this reading Which, till I tried my hand at the task myself, I would in no wise have allowed.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I STAND SENTRY There are (say some) but two things worth the trouble of making in the world--war and love.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
on one occasion
From this reading So once upon a time I believed.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
express in words
From this reading I STAND SENTRY There are (say some) but two things worth the trouble of making in the world--war and love.
SENTRYnounUS /ˈsentri/
a person employed to keep watch for some anticipated event
From this reading I STAND SENTRY There are (say some) but two things worth the trouble of making in the world--war and love.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So once upon a time I believed.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading I STAND SENTRY There are (say some) but two things worth the trouble of making in the world--war and love.
the season of growth
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
be standing; be upright
From this reading I STAND SENTRY There are (say some) but two things worth the trouble of making in the world--war and love.
stretchverbUS /stretʃ/
occupy a large, elongated area
From this reading But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
carry out
From this reading But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading Which, till I tried my hand at the task myself, I would in no wise have allowed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I STAND SENTRY There are (say some) but two things worth the trouble of making in the world--war and love.
in or at that place or location
From this reading I STAND SENTRY There are (say some) but two things worth the trouble of making in the world--war and love.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I STAND SENTRY There are (say some) but two things worth the trouble of making in the world--war and love.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
up to a particular time
From this reading Which, till I tried my hand at the task myself, I would in no wise have allowed.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading So once upon a time I believed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Which, till I tried my hand at the task myself, I would in no wise have allowed.
a source of difficulty
From this reading I STAND SENTRY There are (say some) but two things worth the trouble of making in the world--war and love.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading I STAND SENTRY There are (say some) but two things worth the trouble of making in the world--war and love.
unkindlyadjective
lacking in sympathy and kindness
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading So once upon a time I believed.
the waging of armed conflict against an enemy
From this reading I STAND SENTRY There are (say some) but two things worth the trouble of making in the world--war and love.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
at the time that
From this reading But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which, till I tried my hand at the task myself, I would in no wise have allowed.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading But now, when the days are easterly of wind and the lashing water beats on the leaded lozenges of our window lattice, I am fain to stretch myself, take up a new pen, and be at it again all day.
having or prompted by wisdom or discernment
From this reading Which, till I tried my hand at the task myself, I would in no wise have allowed.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I STAND SENTRY There are (say some) but two things worth the trouble of making in the world--war and love.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading I STAND SENTRY There are (say some) but two things worth the trouble of making in the world--war and love.
Having or showing the qualities or abilities that merit recognition in character or magic.
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
an injury to living tissue (especially an injury involving a cut or break in the skin)
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
the act of creating written works
From this reading But since--being laid up during the unkindly monotony of our Baltic spring by an ancient wound--I fell to the writing of this history, I would add to these two worthy adventures--the making of books.
