aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It is absurd to think he may have got drowned; but if he were washing about at the bottom of the sea, his hair loose on the water!”
inconsistent with reason or logic or common sense
From this reading It is absurd to think he may have got drowned; but if he were washing about at the bottom of the sea, his hair loose on the water!”
anew
From this reading Therefore she read the piece again before she looked down the road.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now she takes the scissors on her thumb … Oh then, no more unto my lattice come.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is absurd to think he may have got drowned; but if he were washing about at the bottom of the sea, his hair loose on the water!”
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Therefore she read the piece again before she looked down the road.
the lower side of anything
From this reading It is absurd to think he may have got drowned; but if he were washing about at the bottom of the sea, his hair loose on the water!”
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is absurd to think he may have got drowned; but if he were washing about at the bottom of the sea, his hair loose on the water!”
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And now she takes the scissors on her thumb … Oh then, no more unto my lattice come.
don't
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From this reading “H’m!” she said, “I really don’t know whether I like that or not.”
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading Therefore she read the piece again before she looked down the road.
drownedverbUS /draʊnd/
past form of “drown” — cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading It is absurd to think he may have got drowned; but if he were washing about at the bottom of the sea, his hair loose on the water!”
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It is absurd to think he may have got drowned; but if he were washing about at the bottom of the sea, his hair loose on the water!”
H'm
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From this reading “H’m!” she said, “I really don’t know whether I like that or not.”
a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss
From this reading It is absurd to think he may have got drowned; but if he were washing about at the bottom of the sea, his hair loose on the water!”
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It is absurd to think he may have got drowned; but if he were washing about at the bottom of the sea, his hair loose on the water!”
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading “He really is very late.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading And now she takes the scissors on her thumb … Oh then, no more unto my lattice come.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is absurd to think he may have got drowned; but if he were washing about at the bottom of the sea, his hair loose on the water!”
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading “H’m!” she said, “I really don’t know whether I like that or not.”
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading It is absurd to think he may have got drowned; but if he were washing about at the bottom of the sea, his hair loose on the water!”
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “He really is very late.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is absurd to think he may have got drowned; but if he were washing about at the bottom of the sea, his hair loose on the water!”
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading “H’m!” she said, “I really don’t know whether I like that or not.”
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading “He really is very late.
latticenounUS /ˈlætəs/
an arrangement of points or particles or objects in a regular periodic pattern in 2 or 3 dimensions
From this reading And now she takes the scissors on her thumb … Oh then, no more unto my lattice come.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “H’m!” she said, “I really don’t know whether I like that or not.”
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Therefore she read the piece again before she looked down the road.
not compact or dense in structure or arrangement
From this reading It is absurd to think he may have got drowned; but if he were washing about at the bottom of the sea, his hair loose on the water!”
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It is absurd to think he may have got drowned; but if he were washing about at the bottom of the sea, his hair loose on the water!”
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And now she takes the scissors on her thumb … Oh then, no more unto my lattice come.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And now she takes the scissors on her thumb … Oh then, no more unto my lattice come.
not any; not one
From this reading And now she takes the scissors on her thumb … Oh then, no more unto my lattice come.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading “H’m!” she said, “I really don’t know whether I like that or not.”
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now she takes the scissors on her thumb … Oh then, no more unto my lattice come.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It is absurd to think he may have got drowned; but if he were washing about at the bottom of the sea, his hair loose on the water!”
a midwestern state in north central United States in the Great Lakes region
From this reading And now she takes the scissors on her thumb … Oh then, no more unto my lattice come.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And now she takes the scissors on her thumb … Oh then, no more unto my lattice come.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “H’m!” she said, “I really don’t know whether I like that or not.”
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Therefore she read the piece again before she looked down the road.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading Therefore she read the piece again before she looked down the road.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading “H’m!” she said, “I really don’t know whether I like that or not.”
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading Therefore she read the piece again before she looked down the road.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading “H’m!” she said, “I really don’t know whether I like that or not.”
scissorsnounUS /ˈsɪzərz/
an edge tool having two crossed pivoting blades
From this reading And now she takes the scissors on her thumb … Oh then, no more unto my lattice come.
a division of an ocean or a large body of salt water partially enclosed by land
From this reading It is absurd to think he may have got drowned; but if he were washing about at the bottom of the sea, his hair loose on the water!”
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading And now she takes the scissors on her thumb … Oh then, no more unto my lattice come.
plural of “take” — the income or profit arising from such transactions as the sale of land or other property
From this reading And now she takes the scissors on her thumb … Oh then, no more unto my lattice come.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading “H’m!” she said, “I really don’t know whether I like that or not.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading And now she takes the scissors on her thumb … Oh then, no more unto my lattice come.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading And now she takes the scissors on her thumb … Oh then, no more unto my lattice come.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore she read the piece again before she looked down the road.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading It is absurd to think he may have got drowned; but if he were washing about at the bottom of the sea, his hair loose on the water!”
thumbnounUS /θʌm/
the thick short innermost digit of the forelimb
From this reading And now she takes the scissors on her thumb … Oh then, no more unto my lattice come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is absurd to think he may have got drowned; but if he were washing about at the bottom of the sea, his hair loose on the water!”
untoprepositionUS /ˈʌntuː/
an old word for “to”
From this reading And now she takes the scissors on her thumb … Oh then, no more unto my lattice come.
precisely as stated
From this reading “He really is very late.
washingnounUS /ˈwɑːʃɪŋ/
the work of cleansing (usually with soap and water)
From this reading It is absurd to think he may have got drowned; but if he were washing about at the bottom of the sea, his hair loose on the water!”
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 It is absurd to think he may have got drowned; but if he were washing about at the bottom of the sea, his hair loose on the water!”
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is absurd to think he may have got drowned; but if he were washing about at the bottom of the sea, his hair loose on the water!”
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading “H’m!” she said, “I really don’t know whether I like that or not.”
