used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
be in accord; be in agreement
From this reading Though the author professed to be displeased with the result, most critics have viewed the result with more favor, and I am inclined to agree with them.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Though the author professed to be displeased with the result, most critics have viewed the result with more favor, and I am inclined to agree with them.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Even with an author who prided himself on discipline in his writing, the pen can sometimes take off with a will of its own.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
any person at all
From this reading As to the strangeness of the story, the more one sees of life, how can anyone say that anything cannot happen?
any thing at all
From this reading As to the strangeness of the story, the more one sees of life, how can anyone say that anything cannot happen?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
writes (books or stories or articles or the like) professionally (for pay)
From this reading Even with an author who prided himself on discipline in his writing, the pen can sometimes take off with a will of its own.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Even with an author who prided himself on discipline in his writing, the pen can sometimes take off with a will of its own.
cannot
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From this reading As to the strangeness of the story, the more one sees of life, how can anyone say that anything cannot happen?
power to direct or determine
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
creatornounUS /kriˈeɪtər/
terms referring to the Judeo-Christian God
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
criticsnounUS /ˈkrɪtɪks/
plural of “critic” — a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading Though the author professed to be displeased with the result, most critics have viewed the result with more favor, and I am inclined to agree with them.
disciplinenounUS /ˈdɪsəplən/
a branch of knowledge
From this reading Even with an author who prided himself on discipline in his writing, the pen can sometimes take off with a will of its own.
displeasedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspliːzd/
not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure
From this reading Though the author professed to be displeased with the result, most critics have viewed the result with more favor, and I am inclined to agree with them.
Emily
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From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
entertainingadjectiveUS /ˌentərˈteɪnɪŋ/
agreeably diverting
From this reading The storyteller's job is to take strange stories and make entertaining stories out of them.
divisible by two
From this reading Even with an author who prided himself on discipline in his writing, the pen can sometimes take off with a will of its own.
promote over another
From this reading Though the author professed to be displeased with the result, most critics have viewed the result with more favor, and I am inclined to agree with them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
come to pass
From this reading As to the strangeness of the story, the more one sees of life, how can anyone say that anything cannot happen?
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Though the author professed to be displeased with the result, most critics have viewed the result with more favor, and I am inclined to agree with them.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Even with an author who prided himself on discipline in his writing, the pen can sometimes take off with a will of its own.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Even with an author who prided himself on discipline in his writing, the pen can sometimes take off with a will of its own.
how
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From this reading As to the strangeness of the story, the more one sees of life, how can anyone say that anything cannot happen?
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Though the author professed to be displeased with the result, most critics have viewed the result with more favor, and I am inclined to agree with them.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Even with an author who prided himself on discipline in his writing, the pen can sometimes take off with a will of its own.
(often followed by “to”) having a preference, disposition, or tendency
From this reading Though the author professed to be displeased with the result, most critics have viewed the result with more favor, and I am inclined to agree with them.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The storyteller's job is to take strange stories and make entertaining stories out of them.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money
From this reading The storyteller's job is to take strange stories and make entertaining stories out of them.
and nothing more
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
engage in
From this reading The storyteller's job is to take strange stories and make entertaining stories out of them.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Though the author professed to be displeased with the result, most critics have viewed the result with more favor, and I am inclined to agree with them.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Though the author professed to be displeased with the result, most critics have viewed the result with more favor, and I am inclined to agree with them.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading Even with an author who prided himself on discipline in his writing, the pen can sometimes take off with a will of its own.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading As to the strangeness of the story, the more one sees of life, how can anyone say that anything cannot happen?
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
participantsnounUS /pɑːrˈtɪsəpənts/
plural of “participant” — someone who takes part in an activity
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading Even with an author who prided himself on discipline in his writing, the pen can sometimes take off with a will of its own.
pridedverbUS /ˈpraɪdɪd/
past form of “pride” — be proud of
From this reading Even with an author who prided himself on discipline in his writing, the pen can sometimes take off with a will of its own.
professedadjectiveUS /prəˈfest/
professing to be qualified
From this reading Though the author professed to be displeased with the result, most critics have viewed the result with more favor, and I am inclined to agree with them.
an angry dispute
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading Though the author professed to be displeased with the result, most critics have viewed the result with more favor, and I am inclined to agree with them.
express in words
From this reading As to the strangeness of the story, the more one sees of life, how can anyone say that anything cannot happen?
plural of “see” — the seat within a bishop's diocese where his cathedral is located
From this reading As to the strangeness of the story, the more one sees of life, how can anyone say that anything cannot happen?
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Even with an author who prided himself on discipline in his writing, the pen can sometimes take off with a will of its own.
plural of “story” — a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading The storyteller's job is to take strange stories and make entertaining stories out of them.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading As to the strangeness of the story, the more one sees of life, how can anyone say that anything cannot happen?
storyteller's
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From this reading The storyteller's job is to take strange stories and make entertaining stories out of them.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The storyteller's job is to take strange stories and make entertaining stories out of them.
strangenessnounUS /ˈstreɪndʒnəs/
unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
From this reading As to the strangeness of the story, the more one sees of life, how can anyone say that anything cannot happen?
carry out
From this reading Even with an author who prided himself on discipline in his writing, the pen can sometimes take off with a will of its own.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Though the author professed to be displeased with the result, most critics have viewed the result with more favor, and I am inclined to agree with them.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Though the author professed to be displeased with the result, most critics have viewed the result with more favor, and I am inclined to agree with them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Though the author professed to be displeased with the result, most critics have viewed the result with more favor, and I am inclined to agree with them.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
TrevelyannounUS /trəˈveljən/
English historian and son of Sir George Otto Trevelyan whose works include a social history of England and a biography of Garibaldi (1876-1962)
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
viewedverbUS /vjuːd/
past form of “view” — deem to be
From this reading Though the author professed to be displeased with the result, most critics have viewed the result with more favor, and I am inclined to agree with them.
(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 It may well be that Louis and Emily Trevelyan got away from their creator, just as their quarrel took on a life of its own and got out of the control of its two participants.
which person or people
From this reading Even with an author who prided himself on discipline in his writing, the pen can sometimes take off with a will of its own.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading Even with an author who prided himself on discipline in his writing, the pen can sometimes take off with a will of its own.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Even with an author who prided himself on discipline in his writing, the pen can sometimes take off with a will of its own.
the act of creating written works
From this reading Even with an author who prided himself on discipline in his writing, the pen can sometimes take off with a will of its own.
