used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It owes it simply to the fact that it came out of a profounder depth of thought than any other book."--_Emerson._ "MARLOW, September ----.
(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 "They all have plenty to tell now, and are growing more and more interested.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading It owes it simply to the fact that it came out of a profounder depth of thought than any other book."--_Emerson._ "MARLOW, September ----.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "They all have plenty to tell now, and are growing more and more interested.
for the reason that
From this reading She was quite rejoiced because it was the first time she had tried to demonstrate the principles.
any cognitive content held as true
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
the sacred writings of the Christian religions
From this reading "People imagine that the place which the Bible holds in the world it owes to miracles.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading It owes it simply to the fact that it came out of a profounder depth of thought than any other book."--_Emerson._ "MARLOW, September ----.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It owes it simply to the fact that it came out of a profounder depth of thought than any other book."--_Emerson._ "MARLOW, September ----.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
a collection of things sharing a common attribute
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
the first light of day
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
dearly loved
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
demonstrateverbUS /ˈdemənstreɪt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading She was quite rejoiced because it was the first time she had tried to demonstrate the principles.
depthnounUS /depθ/
the extent downward or backward or inward
From this reading It owes it simply to the fact that it came out of a profounder depth of thought than any other book."--_Emerson._ "MARLOW, September ----.
EmersonnounUS /ˈemərsən/
United States writer and leading exponent of transcendentalism (1803-1882)
From this reading It owes it simply to the fact that it came out of a profounder depth of thought than any other book."--_Emerson._ "MARLOW, September ----.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading It owes it simply to the fact that it came out of a profounder depth of thought than any other book."--_Emerson._ "MARLOW, September ----.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading "They all have plenty to tell now, and are growing more and more interested.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "They all have plenty to tell now, and are growing more and more interested.
headachenounUS /ˈhedeɪk/
something or someone that causes anxiety; a source of unhappiness
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
holdsnounUS /hoʊldz/
plural of “hold” — the act of grasping
From this reading "People imagine that the place which the Bible holds in the world it owes to miracles.
how
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From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading "People imagine that the place which the Bible holds in the world it owes to miracles.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "People imagine that the place which the Bible holds in the world it owes to miracles.
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading "They all have plenty to tell now, and are growing more and more interested.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading "People imagine that the place which the Bible holds in the world it owes to miracles.
immediately past
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
MARLOW
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From this reading It owes it simply to the fact that it came out of a profounder depth of thought than any other book."--_Emerson._ "MARLOW, September ----.
marvelouslyadverbUS /ˈmɑːrvələsli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
miraclesnounUS /ˈmɪrəkəlz/
plural of “miracle” — any amazing or wonderful occurrence
From this reading "People imagine that the place which the Bible holds in the world it owes to miracles.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading "They all have plenty to tell now, and are growing more and more interested.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading "They all have plenty to tell now, and are growing more and more interested.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It owes it simply to the fact that it came out of a profounder depth of thought than any other book."--_Emerson._ "MARLOW, September ----.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading It owes it simply to the fact that it came out of a profounder depth of thought than any other book."--_Emerson._ "MARLOW, September ----.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It owes it simply to the fact that it came out of a profounder depth of thought than any other book."--_Emerson._ "MARLOW, September ----.
owesverbUS /oʊz/
third-person singular of “owe” — be obliged to pay or repay
From this reading "People imagine that the place which the Bible holds in the world it owes to miracles.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading "People imagine that the place which the Bible holds in the world it owes to miracles.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading "People imagine that the place which the Bible holds in the world it owes to miracles.
a full supply
From this reading "They all have plenty to tell now, and are growing more and more interested.
plural of “principle” — a basic generalization that is accepted as true and that can be used as a basis for reasoning or conduct
From this reading She was quite rejoiced because it was the first time she had tried to demonstrate the principles.
profounder
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From this reading It owes it simply to the fact that it came out of a profounder depth of thought than any other book."--_Emerson._ "MARLOW, September ----.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading She was quite rejoiced because it was the first time she had tried to demonstrate the principles.
rejoicedverbUS /rɪˈdʒɔɪst/
past form of “rejoice” — feel happiness or joy
From this reading She was quite rejoiced because it was the first time she had tried to demonstrate the principles.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading It owes it simply to the fact that it came out of a profounder depth of thought than any other book."--_Emerson._ "MARLOW, September ----.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
and nothing more
From this reading It owes it simply to the fact that it came out of a profounder depth of thought than any other book."--_Emerson._ "MARLOW, September ----.
in the near future
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
express in words
From this reading "They all have plenty to tell now, and are growing more and more interested.
disclosing unintentionally something concealed
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It owes it simply to the fact that it came out of a profounder depth of thought than any other book."--_Emerson._ "MARLOW, September ----.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "People imagine that the place which the Bible holds in the world it owes to miracles.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "People imagine that the place which the Bible holds in the world it owes to miracles.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "They all have plenty to tell now, and are growing more and more interested.
a special situation
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It owes it simply to the fact that it came out of a profounder depth of thought than any other book."--_Emerson._ "MARLOW, September ----.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She was quite rejoiced because it was the first time she had tried to demonstrate the principles.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "People imagine that the place which the Bible holds in the world it owes to miracles.
to-day
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From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
subjected to a physical (or chemical) treatment or action or agent
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading She was quite rejoiced because it was the first time she had tried to demonstrate the principles.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
at the time that
From this reading "Dear husband: The first thing I heard when I went into the class to-day was Mrs. Dawn telling how she had treated a severe belief of headache last evening and how marvelously soon the terrible pain ceased.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading "People imagine that the place which the Bible holds in the world it owes to miracles.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading "People imagine that the place which the Bible holds in the world it owes to miracles.
