used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A LESSON IN GEOLOGY The next day was an eventful one.
acknowledgeverbUS /ækˈnɑːlɪdʒ/
declare to be true or admit the existence or reality or truth of
From this reading I can hardly tell my reasons, but, intuitively perhaps, I was rather more suspicious of the geologist and his daughter than I thought well to acknowledge to my friends.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading A LESSON IN GEOLOGY The next day was an eventful one.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The curiosity which took me down to the rocks to learn a smattering of geology was at least completely satisfied, and in a way which in my most distrustful moods I little dreamt of.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The curiosity which took me down to the rocks to learn a smattering of geology was at least completely satisfied, and in a way which in my most distrustful moods I little dreamt of.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Its horrors come vividly back to me in writing of it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I can hardly tell my reasons, but, intuitively perhaps, I was rather more suspicious of the geologist and his daughter than I thought well to acknowledge to my friends.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can hardly tell my reasons, but, intuitively perhaps, I was rather more suspicious of the geologist and his daughter than I thought well to acknowledge to my friends.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Its horrors come vividly back to me in writing of it.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The curiosity which took me down to the rocks to learn a smattering of geology was at least completely satisfied, and in a way which in my most distrustful moods I little dreamt of.
a state in which you want to learn more about something
From this reading The curiosity which took me down to the rocks to learn a smattering of geology was at least completely satisfied, and in a way which in my most distrustful moods I little dreamt of.
a female human offspring
From this reading I can hardly tell my reasons, but, intuitively perhaps, I was rather more suspicious of the geologist and his daughter than I thought well to acknowledge to my friends.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading A LESSON IN GEOLOGY The next day was an eventful one.
distrustfuladjectiveUS /dɪˈstrʌstfəl/
having or showing distrust
From this reading The curiosity which took me down to the rocks to learn a smattering of geology was at least completely satisfied, and in a way which in my most distrustful moods I little dreamt of.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The curiosity which took me down to the rocks to learn a smattering of geology was at least completely satisfied, and in a way which in my most distrustful moods I little dreamt of.
dreamtverbUS /drɛmt/
Experienced dreams during sleep.
From this reading The curiosity which took me down to the rocks to learn a smattering of geology was at least completely satisfied, and in a way which in my most distrustful moods I little dreamt of.
eventfuladjectiveUS /ɪˈventfəl/
full of events or incidents
From this reading A LESSON IN GEOLOGY The next day was an eventful one.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I can hardly tell my reasons, but, intuitively perhaps, I was rather more suspicious of the geologist and his daughter than I thought well to acknowledge to my friends.
geologistnounUS /dʒiˈɑːlədʒəst/
a specialist in geology
From this reading I can hardly tell my reasons, but, intuitively perhaps, I was rather more suspicious of the geologist and his daughter than I thought well to acknowledge to my friends.
GEOLOGYnounUS /dʒiˈɑːlədʒi/
a science that deals with the history of the earth as recorded in rocks
From this reading A LESSON IN GEOLOGY The next day was an eventful one.
only a very short time before
From this reading I can hardly tell my reasons, but, intuitively perhaps, I was rather more suspicious of the geologist and his daughter than I thought well to acknowledge to my friends.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I can hardly tell my reasons, but, intuitively perhaps, I was rather more suspicious of the geologist and his daughter than I thought well to acknowledge to my friends.
horrorsnounUS /ˈhɔːrərz/
plural of “horror” — intense and profound fear
From this reading Its horrors come vividly back to me in writing of it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The curiosity which took me down to the rocks to learn a smattering of geology was at least completely satisfied, and in a way which in my most distrustful moods I little dreamt of.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A LESSON IN GEOLOGY The next day was an eventful one.
intuitivelyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈtuːɪtɪvli/
in an intuitive manner
From this reading I can hardly tell my reasons, but, intuitively perhaps, I was rather more suspicious of the geologist and his daughter than I thought well to acknowledge to my friends.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Its horrors come vividly back to me in writing of it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Its horrors come vividly back to me in writing of it.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading The curiosity which took me down to the rocks to learn a smattering of geology was at least completely satisfied, and in a way which in my most distrustful moods I little dreamt of.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading The curiosity which took me down to the rocks to learn a smattering of geology was at least completely satisfied, and in a way which in my most distrustful moods I little dreamt of.
a unit of instruction
From this reading A LESSON IN GEOLOGY The next day was an eventful one.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The curiosity which took me down to the rocks to learn a smattering of geology was at least completely satisfied, and in a way which in my most distrustful moods I little dreamt of.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Its horrors come vividly back to me in writing of it.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading In a very open state of mind, I went off to the rocks.
moodsnounUS /muːdz/
plural of “mood” — a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading The curiosity which took me down to the rocks to learn a smattering of geology was at least completely satisfied, and in a way which in my most distrustful moods I little dreamt of.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading I can hardly tell my reasons, but, intuitively perhaps, I was rather more suspicious of the geologist and his daughter than I thought well to acknowledge to my friends.
used to form the superlative
From this reading The curiosity which took me down to the rocks to learn a smattering of geology was at least completely satisfied, and in a way which in my most distrustful moods I little dreamt of.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The curiosity which took me down to the rocks to learn a smattering of geology was at least completely satisfied, and in a way which in my most distrustful moods I little dreamt of.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading A LESSON IN GEOLOGY The next day was an eventful one.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Its horrors come vividly back to me in writing of it.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading In a very open state of mind, I went off to the rocks.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading A LESSON IN GEOLOGY The next day was an eventful one.
To move from a closed position.
From this reading In a very open state of mind, I went off to the rocks.
by chance
From this reading I can hardly tell my reasons, but, intuitively perhaps, I was rather more suspicious of the geologist and his daughter than I thought well to acknowledge to my friends.
on the contrary
From this reading I can hardly tell my reasons, but, intuitively perhaps, I was rather more suspicious of the geologist and his daughter than I thought well to acknowledge to my friends.
plural of “reason” — a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading I can hardly tell my reasons, but, intuitively perhaps, I was rather more suspicious of the geologist and his daughter than I thought well to acknowledge to my friends.
plural of “rock” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading The curiosity which took me down to the rocks to learn a smattering of geology was at least completely satisfied, and in a way which in my most distrustful moods I little dreamt of.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading The curiosity which took me down to the rocks to learn a smattering of geology was at least completely satisfied, and in a way which in my most distrustful moods I little dreamt of.
smatteringnounUS /ˈsmætərɪŋ/
a small number or amount
From this reading The curiosity which took me down to the rocks to learn a smattering of geology was at least completely satisfied, and in a way which in my most distrustful moods I little dreamt of.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading In a very open state of mind, I went off to the rocks.
suspiciousadjectiveUS /səˈspɪʃəs/
openly distrustful and unwilling to confide
From this reading I can hardly tell my reasons, but, intuitively perhaps, I was rather more suspicious of the geologist and his daughter than I thought well to acknowledge to my friends.
express in words
From this reading I can hardly tell my reasons, but, intuitively perhaps, I was rather more suspicious of the geologist and his daughter than I thought well to acknowledge to my friends.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I can hardly tell my reasons, but, intuitively perhaps, I was rather more suspicious of the geologist and his daughter than I thought well to acknowledge to my friends.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A LESSON IN GEOLOGY The next day was an eventful one.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I can hardly tell my reasons, but, intuitively perhaps, I was rather more suspicious of the geologist and his daughter than I thought well to acknowledge to my friends.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Its horrors come vividly back to me in writing of it.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading The curiosity which took me down to the rocks to learn a smattering of geology was at least completely satisfied, and in a way which in my most distrustful moods I little dreamt of.
precisely as stated
From this reading In a very open state of mind, I went off to the rocks.
vividlyadverbUS /ˈvɪvədli/
in a vivid manner
From this reading Its horrors come vividly back to me in writing of it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A LESSON IN GEOLOGY The next day was an eventful one.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading The curiosity which took me down to the rocks to learn a smattering of geology was at least completely satisfied, and in a way which in my most distrustful moods I little dreamt of.
(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 I can hardly tell my reasons, but, intuitively perhaps, I was rather more suspicious of the geologist and his daughter than I thought well to acknowledge to my friends.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading In a very open state of mind, I went off to the rocks.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The curiosity which took me down to the rocks to learn a smattering of geology was at least completely satisfied, and in a way which in my most distrustful moods I little dreamt of.
the act of creating written works
From this reading Its horrors come vividly back to me in writing of it.
