used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
addictsnounUS /əˈdɪkts/
plural of “addict” — someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
at or in or to any place
From this reading Not a scrap of paper is lying around anywhere: no rubbish, no dust.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The streets have been swept up--or lapped up--until they are spotless.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Not a scrap of paper is lying around anywhere: no rubbish, no dust.
bacchanalianadjective
used of riotously drunken merrymaking
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading The streets have been swept up--or lapped up--until they are spotless.
terminate
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
plural of “building” — a structure that has a roof and walls and stands more or less permanently in one place
From this reading Houses with spacious grounds everywhere: no densely-packed buildings.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
catnipnounUS /ˈkætnɪp/
hairy aromatic perennial herb having whorls of small white purple-spotted flowers in a terminal spike; used in the past as a domestic remedy; strongly attractive to cats
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
crazedadjectiveUS /kreɪzd/
driven insane
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
densely-packed
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Houses with spacious grounds everywhere: no densely-packed buildings.
pass from physical life and lose all bodily attributes and functions necessary to sustain life
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
a region marked off for administrative or other purposes
From this reading And here where you stand is the sumptuous residence district.
remove the dust from
From this reading Not a scrap of paper is lying around anywhere: no rubbish, no dust.
to or in any or all places
From this reading Houses with spacious grounds everywhere: no densely-packed buildings.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
flingverbUS /flɪŋ/
throw with force or recklessness
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
your basis for belief or disbelief; knowledge on which to base belief
From this reading Houses with spacious grounds everywhere: no densely-packed buildings.
grovesnounUS /ɡroʊvz/
United States general who served as military director of the atomic bomb project (1896-1970)
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
hensnounUS /henz/
plural of “hen” — adult female chicken
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading And here where you stand is the sumptuous residence district.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading Houses with spacious grounds everywhere: no densely-packed buildings.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
in place of, or as an alternative to
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
lappedverbUS /læpt/
inflected form of “lap” — lie partly over or alongside of something or of one another
From this reading The streets have been swept up--or lapped up--until they are spotless.
be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
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 (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
the deliberate act of deviating from the truth
From this reading Not a scrap of paper is lying around anywhere: no rubbish, no dust.
micenounUS /maɪs/
plural of “mouse” — any of numerous small rodents typically resembling diminutive rats having pointed snouts and small ears on elongated bodies with slender usually hairless tails
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
not any; not one
From this reading Houses with spacious grounds everywhere: no densely-packed buildings.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a scrap of paper is lying around anywhere: no rubbish, no dust.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The streets have been swept up--or lapped up--until they are spotless.
orgiesnounUS /ˈɔːrdʒiz/
plural of “orgy” — any act of immoderate indulgence
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading Not a scrap of paper is lying around anywhere: no rubbish, no dust.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
raise the level or amount of something
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
residencenounUS /ˈrezɪdəns/
any address at which you dwell more than temporarily
From this reading And here where you stand is the sumptuous residence district.
rubbishnounUS /ˈrʌbɪʃ/
worthless material that is to be disposed of
From this reading Not a scrap of paper is lying around anywhere: no rubbish, no dust.
scrapnounUS /skræp/
a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
From this reading Not a scrap of paper is lying around anywhere: no rubbish, no dust.
spaciousadjectiveUS /ˈspeɪʃəs/
very large in expanse or scope
From this reading Houses with spacious grounds everywhere: no densely-packed buildings.
spotlessadjectiveUS /ˈspɑːtləs/
completely neat and clean
From this reading The streets have been swept up--or lapped up--until they are spotless.
be standing; be upright
From this reading And here where you stand is the sumptuous residence district.
in a strange manner
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
plural of “street” — a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading The streets have been swept up--or lapped up--until they are spotless.
sumptuousadjectiveUS /ˈsʌmptʃwəs/
ostentatiously rich and superior in quality
From this reading And here where you stand is the sumptuous residence district.
Super-cat
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From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
super-cats
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From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
possessing sweep
From this reading The streets have been swept up--or lapped up--until they are spotless.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
up to a particular time
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
(usually followed by “to”) not having the necessary means or skill or know-how
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
undignifiedadjectiveUS /ənˈdɪɡnɪfaɪd/
lacking dignity
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading The streets have been swept up--or lapped up--until they are spotless.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The streets have been swept up--or lapped up--until they are spotless.
weirdlyadverbUS /ˈwɪrdli/
in a weird manner
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
the countries of (originally) Europe and (now including) North America and South America
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
in or at the place that
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
in the company of; together with
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading And here where you stand is the sumptuous residence district.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading (They raise mice instead of hens in the country, in Super-cat Land.) To the west is a beautiful but weirdly bacchanalian park, with long groves of catnip, where young super-cats have their fling, and where a few crazed catnip addicts live on till they die, unable to break off their strangely undignified orgies.
