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From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The Warings had reached Redcliffe Square as accidentally as a tramp takes shelter under a hedge.
accidentallyadverbUS /ˌæksəˈdentəli/
without advance planning
From this reading The Warings had reached Redcliffe Square as accidentally as a tramp takes shelter under a hedge.
accumulatesverbUS /əˈkjuːmjəleɪts/
third-person singular of “accumulate” — get or gather together
From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading When he found himself faced with an increasing family and a decreasing income, he thought of the South Kensington Museum.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
people who have severe visual impairments, considered as a group
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
burrownounUS /ˈbɜːroʊ/
a hole made by an animal, usually for shelter
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
past form of “cease” — put an end to a state or an activity
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
decreasingadjectiveUS /dɪˈkriːsɪŋ/
becoming less or smaller
From this reading When he found himself faced with an increasing family and a decreasing income, he thought of the South Kensington Museum.
discovered or determined by scientific observation
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
the act of discovering something
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
plural of “door” — a swinging or sliding barrier that will close the entrance to a room or building or vehicle
From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
let fall to the ground
From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
drunkardnounUS /ˈdrʌŋkərd/
a chronic drinker
From this reading He thought of it as an habitual drunkard evicted for not paying his rent, thinks of the public house.
remove the dust from
From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
at any time
From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
evictedverbUS /ɪˈvɪktɪd/
past form of “evict” — expel or eject without recourse to legal process
From this reading He thought of it as an habitual drunkard evicted for not paying his rent, thinks of the public house.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading When he found himself faced with an increasing family and a decreasing income, he thought of the South Kensington Museum.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
a social unit living together
From this reading When he found himself faced with an increasing family and a decreasing income, he thought of the South Kensington Museum.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
set up or found
From this reading When he found himself faced with an increasing family and a decreasing income, he thought of the South Kensington Museum.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
in a gradual manner
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
habitualadjectiveUS /həˈbɪtʃuːəl/
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading He thought of it as an habitual drunkard evicted for not paying his rent, thinks of the public house.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The Warings had reached Redcliffe Square as accidentally as a tramp takes shelter under a hedge.
past form of “happen” — come to pass
From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
hedgeverbUS /hedʒ/
avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
From this reading The Warings had reached Redcliffe Square as accidentally as a tramp takes shelter under a hedge.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading When he found himself faced with an increasing family and a decreasing income, he thought of the South Kensington Museum.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading He thought of it as an habitual drunkard evicted for not paying his rent, thinks of the public house.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
incomenounUS /ˈɪnkʌm/
the financial gain (earned or unearned) accruing over a given period of time
From this reading When he found himself faced with an increasing family and a decreasing income, he thought of the South Kensington Museum.
increasingadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkriːsɪŋ/
becoming greater or larger
From this reading When he found himself faced with an increasing family and a decreasing income, he thought of the South Kensington Museum.
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
Kensington
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From this reading When he found himself faced with an increasing family and a decreasing income, he thought of the South Kensington Museum.
plural of “leaf” — the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants
From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
molenounUS /moʊl/
the molecular weight of a substance expressed in grams; the basic unit of amount of substance adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
MuseumnounUS /mjuːˈziːəm/
a depository for collecting and displaying objects having scientific or historical or artistic value
From this reading When he found himself faced with an increasing family and a decreasing income, he thought of the South Kensington Museum.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
not any; not one
From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He thought of it as an habitual drunkard evicted for not paying his rent, thinks of the public house.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading When he found himself faced with an increasing family and a decreasing income, he thought of the South Kensington Museum.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
yielding a fair profit
From this reading He thought of it as an habitual drunkard evicted for not paying his rent, thinks of the public house.
paymentsnounUS /ˈpeɪmənts/
plural of “payment” — a sum of money paid or a claim discharged
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
percolatingverbUS /ˈpɜːrkəleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “percolate” — permeate or penetrate gradually
From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
persistentlyadverbUS /pərˈsɪstəntli/
in a persistent manner
From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading He thought of it as an habitual drunkard evicted for not paying his rent, thinks of the public house.
past form of “reach” — reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading The Warings had reached Redcliffe Square as accidentally as a tramp takes shelter under a hedge.
Redcliffe
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From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
rentverbUS /rent/
let for money
From this reading He thought of it as an habitual drunkard evicted for not paying his rent, thinks of the public house.
researchesnounUS /riˈsɜːrtʃɪz/
plural of “research” — systematic investigation to establish facts
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
a structure that provides privacy and protection from danger
From this reading The Warings had reached Redcliffe Square as accidentally as a tramp takes shelter under a hedge.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
with low volume
From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading When he found himself faced with an increasing family and a decreasing income, he thought of the South Kensington Museum.
make square
From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading The Warings had reached Redcliffe Square as accidentally as a tramp takes shelter under a hedge.
impart skills or knowledge to
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
teachingnounUS /ˈtiːtʃɪŋ/
the profession of a teacher
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The Warings had reached Redcliffe Square as accidentally as a tramp takes shelter under a hedge.
plural of “think” — an instance of deliberate thinking
From this reading He thought of it as an habitual drunkard evicted for not paying his rent, thinks of the public house.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading When he found himself faced with an increasing family and a decreasing income, he thought of the South Kensington Museum.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
trampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading The Warings had reached Redcliffe Square as accidentally as a tramp takes shelter under a hedge.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading The Warings had reached Redcliffe Square as accidentally as a tramp takes shelter under a hedge.
WaringverbUS /ˈwerɪŋ/
-ing form of “ware” — spend extravagantly
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
Warings
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From this reading The Warings had reached Redcliffe Square as accidentally as a tramp takes shelter under a hedge.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
at the time that
From this reading When he found himself faced with an increasing family and a decreasing income, he thought of the South Kensington Museum.
belonging to which person
From this reading Professor Waring, whose instinct was to burrow like a mole, blind and silent, into his researches, failed too completely to teach what he had discovered; and as he had never made the discovery that teaching was what he was paid for, his payments gradually ceased.
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading Nothing in No. 9 Redcliffe Square ever got done; it happened, as leaves drop in autumn, or as dust accumulates, percolating softly and persistently through doors and windows.
in the company of; together with
From this reading When he found himself faced with an increasing family and a decreasing income, he thought of the South Kensington Museum.
