used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
not being in a specified place
From this reading Her husband was absent on a business trip, and she felt a vague uneasiness come over her as she entered the room.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading She seldom went out alone, but to-night she had gone out as much to while away the time as to hear the music.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Mrs. Hayden had been to the opera and returned late.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Her husband was absent on a business trip, and she felt a vague uneasiness come over her as she entered the room.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She seldom went out alone, but to-night she had gone out as much to while away the time as to hear the music.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Mrs. Hayden had been to the opera and returned late.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading Her husband was absent on a business trip, and she felt a vague uneasiness come over her as she entered the room.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She knew not why, but it seemed unusually lonely without him.
CarlylenounUS /ˈkɑːrlaɪl/
Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
cheerfullyadverbUS /ˈtʃɪrfəli/
in a cheerful manner
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Her husband was absent on a business trip, and she felt a vague uneasiness come over her as she entered the room.
despiseverbUS /dɪˈspaɪz/
look down on with disdain
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Her husband was absent on a business trip, and she felt a vague uneasiness come over her as she entered the room.
the organ of sight
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Her husband was absent on a business trip, and she felt a vague uneasiness come over her as she entered the room.
destroyed or killed
From this reading She seldom went out alone, but to-night she had gone out as much to while away the time as to hear the music.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Mrs. Hayden had been to the opera and returned late.
Hayden
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From this reading Mrs. Hayden had been to the opera and returned late.
perceive (sound) via the auditory sense
From this reading She seldom went out alone, but to-night she had gone out as much to while away the time as to hear the music.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Her husband was absent on a business trip, and she felt a vague uneasiness come over her as she entered the room.
superlative of “high” — greater than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She knew not why, but it seemed unusually lonely without him.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Her husband was absent on a business trip, and she felt a vague uneasiness come over her as she entered the room.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading She knew not why, but it seemed unusually lonely without him.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading Mrs. Hayden had been to the opera and returned late.
loadstars
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading She knew not why, but it seemed unusually lonely without him.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Mrs. Hayden had been to the opera and returned late.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading She seldom went out alone, but to-night she had gone out as much to while away the time as to hear the music.
an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
From this reading She seldom went out alone, but to-night she had gone out as much to while away the time as to hear the music.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She knew not why, but it seemed unusually lonely without him.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
operanounUS /ˈɑːprə/
a drama set to music; consists of singing with orchestral accompaniment and an orchestral overture and interludes
From this reading Mrs. Hayden had been to the opera and returned late.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading She seldom went out alone, but to-night she had gone out as much to while away the time as to hear the music.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Her husband was absent on a business trip, and she felt a vague uneasiness come over her as she entered the room.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading Mrs. Hayden had been to the opera and returned late.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Her husband was absent on a business trip, and she felt a vague uneasiness come over her as she entered the room.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading She knew not why, but it seemed unusually lonely without him.
not often
From this reading She seldom went out alone, but to-night she had gone out as much to while away the time as to hear the music.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Her husband was absent on a business trip, and she felt a vague uneasiness come over her as she entered the room.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She seldom went out alone, but to-night she had gone out as much to while away the time as to hear the music.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Mrs. Hayden had been to the opera and returned late.
to-night
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She seldom went out alone, but to-night she had gone out as much to while away the time as to hear the music.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading Her husband was absent on a business trip, and she felt a vague uneasiness come over her as she entered the room.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
uneasinessnounUS /ˌʌˈniːzinəs/
feelings of anxiety that make you tense and irritable
From this reading Her husband was absent on a business trip, and she felt a vague uneasiness come over her as she entered the room.
unusuallyadverbUS /əˈnjuːʒuːəli/
to a remarkable degree or extent
From this reading She knew not why, but it seemed unusually lonely without him.
not clearly expressed or understood
From this reading Her husband was absent on a business trip, and she felt a vague uneasiness come over her as she entered the room.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading She seldom went out alone, but to-night she had gone out as much to while away the time as to hear the music.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading She seldom went out alone, but to-night she had gone out as much to while away the time as to hear the music.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading She knew not why, but it seemed unusually lonely without him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading She knew not why, but it seemed unusually lonely without him.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "Such is the world, understand it, despise it, love it; cheerfully hold on thy way through it, with thy eye on highest loadstars."--_Carlyle._ It was a week since the party.
