used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
(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 That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
amidprepositionUS /əˈmɪd/
in the middle of; surrounded by
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
the entire physical structure of an organism (an animal, plant, or human being)
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
couch-foot
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From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
courtesynounUS /ˈkɜːrtəsi/
a courteous or respectful or considerate act
From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
dagger-point
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From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
DamenounUS /deɪm/
informal terms for a (young) woman
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
a female human offspring
From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading At last, however, he revived, and made a long, slow recovery of many days under the gentle ministering of his women.
dennounUS /den/
the habitation of wild animals
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
dissatisfiedadjectiveUS /dɪˈsætəsfaɪd/
in a state of sulky dissatisfaction
From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
débris
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From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
daughter of George VI who became the Queen of England and Northern Ireland in 1952 on the death of her father (1926-)
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
Emanuel
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From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
motor that converts thermal energy to mechanical work
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
episodesnounUS /ˈepəsoʊdz/
plural of “episode” — a happening that is distinctive in a series of related events
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
an old word for “before”
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
father'snounUS /ˈfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
gallantness
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From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading At last, however, he revived, and made a long, slow recovery of many days under the gentle ministering of his women.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
hesitateverbUS /ˈhezəteɪt/
pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading At last, however, he revived, and made a long, slow recovery of many days under the gentle ministering of his women.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
infernaladjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈfɜːrnəl/
characteristic of or resembling Hell
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
inventornounUS /ˌɪnˈventər/
someone who is the first to think of or make something
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
showing extreme cupidity; painfully desirous of another's advantages
From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
jongleurnoun
a singer of folk songs
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
having or showing a tender and considerate and helpful nature; used especially of persons and their behavior
From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
lainverbUS /leɪn/
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
immediately past
From this reading At last, however, he revived, and made a long, slow recovery of many days under the gentle ministering of his women.
lastedverbUS /ˈlæstəd/
past form of “last” — persist for a specified period of time
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
past form of “laugh” — produce laughter
From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
in order that something should not happen
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
lifelessadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪfləs/
deprived of life; no longer living
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
lucklessadjectiveUS /ˈlʌkləs/
having or bringing misfortune
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading At last, however, he revived, and made a long, slow recovery of many days under the gentle ministering of his women.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading At last, however, he revived, and made a long, slow recovery of many days under the gentle ministering of his women.
Margery
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From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
mellowadjectiveUS /ˈmeloʊ/
unhurried and relaxed
From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
ministeringverbUS /ˈmɪnɪstrɪŋ/
-ing form of “minister” — attend to the wants and needs of others
From this reading At last, however, he revived, and made a long, slow recovery of many days under the gentle ministering of his women.
the light of the Moon
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
past form of “pick” — select carefully from a group
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
a structure attached to the exterior of a building often forming a covered entrance
From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
quaintadjectiveUS /kweɪnt/
strange in an interesting or pleasing way
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
reclusenounUS /rɪˈkluːs/
one who lives in solitude
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
recoverynounUS /rɪˈkʌvri/
return to an original state
From this reading At last, however, he revived, and made a long, slow recovery of many days under the gentle ministering of his women.
reflectivelyadverb
in a reflective manner
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
relateverbUS /rɪˈleɪt/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
revivedadjectiveUS /rɪˈvaɪvd/
restored to consciousness or life or vigor
From this reading At last, however, he revived, and made a long, slow recovery of many days under the gentle ministering of his women.
salvesnounUS /sɑːvz/
plural of “salve” — semisolid preparation (usually containing a medicine) applied externally as a remedy or for soothing an irritation
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
scornfullyadverb
without respect; in a disdainful manner
From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
scowls
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From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
seemingadjectiveUS /ˈsiːmɪŋ/
appearing as such but not necessarily so
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
plural of “sign” — a perceptible indication of something not immediately apparent (as a visible clue that something has happened)
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
slainnounUS /sleɪn/
people who have been slain (as in battle)
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
not moving quickly; taking a comparatively long time
From this reading At last, however, he revived, and made a long, slow recovery of many days under the gentle ministering of his women.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
Spaniard's
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From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
the season of growth
From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
the rays of the sun
From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
swoonverbUS /swuːn/
pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
throveverbUS /θroʊv/
inflected form of “thrive” — grow vigorously
From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading At last, however, he revived, and made a long, slow recovery of many days under the gentle ministering of his women.
unguents
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From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
untruthfuladjectiveUS /ənˈtruːθfəl/
not expressing or given to expressing the truth
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
waywardadjectiveUS /ˈweɪwərd/
resistant to guidance or discipline
From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
a Caucasian
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
plural of “woman” — an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading At last, however, he revived, and made a long, slow recovery of many days under the gentle ministering of his women.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
wooedverbUS /wuːd/
past form of “woo” — seek someone's favor
From this reading And while he throve hour by hour in the spring sunshine on the bench of his porch, I wooed his daughter in wayward, dissatisfied kind, and laughed scornfully at the black Spaniard’s jealous scowls, and won the mellow heart of the old dame by my gallantness and courtesy.
wrecknounUS /rek/
something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation
From this reading My quaint recluse had not been slain that night we tried his infernal engine, but had lain in a long swoon after I carried him from amid the wreck and débris of his den out into the moonlight.
wrungverbUS /rʌŋ/
inflected form of “wring” — twist and press out of shape
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
of the color intermediate between green and orange in the color spectrum; of something resembling the color of an egg yolk
From this reading That swoon, indeed, lasted for a whole day and night; and Elizabeth wrung her white hands over her father’s seeming lifeless body, while Emanuel picked his yellow teeth reflectively with his dagger-point at the couch-foot, and Dame Margery spent all her art in unguents and salves upon the luckless inventor ere he showed signs of returning life.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The episodes I now relate are so strange, so nearly impossible, that I hesitate to set them down lest you should call me untruthful and a _jongleur_; nevertheless, they are told as they occurred, and you must believe them as you may.
