used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Walt Whitman (wasn't it?), when he heard that Carlyle was dead, went out, and looked up at the stars, and said he didn't believe it.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading They are dead.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Have not many of us as we have turned the daily papers these last several years frequently experienced the sensations of this dear old lady?
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Walt Whitman (wasn't it?), when he heard that Carlyle was dead, went out, and looked up at the stars, and said he didn't believe it.
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading Walt Whitman (wasn't it?), when he heard that Carlyle was dead, went out, and looked up at the stars, and said he didn't believe it.
CarlylenounUS /ˈkɑːrlaɪl/
Scottish historian who wrote about the French Revolution (1795-1881)
From this reading Walt Whitman (wasn't it?), when he heard that Carlyle was dead, went out, and looked up at the stars, and said he didn't believe it.
a railcar where passengers ride
From this reading LITERARY LIVES "My God!" exclaimed the old lady in the railway carriage to Mr. Le Gallienne, "Tennyson is dead!"
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Have not many of us as we have turned the daily papers these last several years frequently experienced the sensations of this dear old lady?
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading LITERARY LIVES "My God!" exclaimed the old lady in the railway carriage to Mr. Le Gallienne, "Tennyson is dead!"
dearly loved
From this reading Have not many of us as we have turned the daily papers these last several years frequently experienced the sensations of this dear old lady?
didn't
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From this reading Walt Whitman (wasn't it?), when he heard that Carlyle was dead, went out, and looked up at the stars, and said he didn't believe it.
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading LITERARY LIVES "My God!" exclaimed the old lady in the railway carriage to Mr. Le Gallienne, "Tennyson is dead!"
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading Have not many of us as we have turned the daily papers these last several years frequently experienced the sensations of this dear old lady?
many times at short intervals
From this reading Have not many of us as we have turned the daily papers these last several years frequently experienced the sensations of this dear old lady?
Gallienne
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From this reading LITERARY LIVES "My God!" exclaimed the old lady in the railway carriage to Mr. Le Gallienne, "Tennyson is dead!"
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading LITERARY LIVES "My God!" exclaimed the old lady in the railway carriage to Mr. Le Gallienne, "Tennyson is dead!"
Haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Have not many of us as we have turned the daily papers these last several years frequently experienced the sensations of this dear old lady?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Walt Whitman (wasn't it?), when he heard that Carlyle was dead, went out, and looked up at the stars, and said he didn't believe it.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading Walt Whitman (wasn't it?), when he heard that Carlyle was dead, went out, and looked up at the stars, and said he didn't believe it.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Whistler, Swinburne, Meredith, Henry James, Howells.
HowellsnounUS /ˈhaʊəlz/
United States writer and editor (1837-1920)
From this reading Whistler, Swinburne, Meredith, Henry James, Howells.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LITERARY LIVES "My God!" exclaimed the old lady in the railway carriage to Mr. Le Gallienne, "Tennyson is dead!"
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LITERARY LIVES "My God!" exclaimed the old lady in the railway carriage to Mr. Le Gallienne, "Tennyson is dead!"
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Walt Whitman (wasn't it?), when he heard that Carlyle was dead, went out, and looked up at the stars, and said he didn't believe it.
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading Whistler, Swinburne, Meredith, Henry James, Howells.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading LITERARY LIVES "My God!" exclaimed the old lady in the railway carriage to Mr. Le Gallienne, "Tennyson is dead!"
immediately past
From this reading Have not many of us as we have turned the daily papers these last several years frequently experienced the sensations of this dear old lady?
a chronic inflammatory collagen disease affecting connective tissue (skin or joints)
From this reading LITERARY LIVES "My God!" exclaimed the old lady in the railway carriage to Mr. Le Gallienne, "Tennyson is dead!"
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading LITERARY LIVES "My God!" exclaimed the old lady in the railway carriage to Mr. Le Gallienne, "Tennyson is dead!"
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading LITERARY LIVES "My God!" exclaimed the old lady in the railway carriage to Mr. Le Gallienne, "Tennyson is dead!"
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Walt Whitman (wasn't it?), when he heard that Carlyle was dead, went out, and looked up at the stars, and said he didn't believe it.
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 Have not many of us as we have turned the daily papers these last several years frequently experienced the sensations of this dear old lady?
MeredithnounUS /ˈmerɪdɪθ/
United States civil rights leader whose college registration caused riots in traditionally segregated Mississippi (born in 1933)
From this reading Whistler, Swinburne, Meredith, Henry James, Howells.
a form of address for a man
From this reading LITERARY LIVES "My God!" exclaimed the old lady in the railway carriage to Mr. Le Gallienne, "Tennyson is dead!"
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LITERARY LIVES "My God!" exclaimed the old lady in the railway carriage to Mr. Le Gallienne, "Tennyson is dead!"
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Have not many of us as we have turned the daily papers these last several years frequently experienced the sensations of this dear old lady?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Have not many of us as we have turned the daily papers these last several years frequently experienced the sensations of this dear old lady?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading LITERARY LIVES "My God!" exclaimed the old lady in the railway carriage to Mr. Le Gallienne, "Tennyson is dead!"
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Walt Whitman (wasn't it?), when he heard that Carlyle was dead, went out, and looked up at the stars, and said he didn't believe it.
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Have not many of us as we have turned the daily papers these last several years frequently experienced the sensations of this dear old lady?
railwaynounUS /ˈreɪlweɪ/
line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading LITERARY LIVES "My God!" exclaimed the old lady in the railway carriage to Mr. Le Gallienne, "Tennyson is dead!"
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Walt Whitman (wasn't it?), when he heard that Carlyle was dead, went out, and looked up at the stars, and said he didn't believe it.
sensationsnounUS /senˈseɪʃənz/
plural of “sensation” — an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading Have not many of us as we have turned the daily papers these last several years frequently experienced the sensations of this dear old lady?
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Have not many of us as we have turned the daily papers these last several years frequently experienced the sensations of this dear old lady?
plural of “star” — (astronomy) a celestial body of hot gases that radiates energy derived from thermonuclear reactions in the interior
From this reading Walt Whitman (wasn't it?), when he heard that Carlyle was dead, went out, and looked up at the stars, and said he didn't believe it.
Swinburnenoun
English poet (1837-1909)
From this reading Whistler, Swinburne, Meredith, Henry James, Howells.
TennysonnounUS /ˈtenɪsən/
Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892)
From this reading LITERARY LIVES "My God!" exclaimed the old lady in the railway carriage to Mr. Le Gallienne, "Tennyson is dead!"
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Walt Whitman (wasn't it?), when he heard that Carlyle was dead, went out, and looked up at the stars, and said he didn't believe it.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LITERARY LIVES "My God!" exclaimed the old lady in the railway carriage to Mr. Le Gallienne, "Tennyson is dead!"
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Have not many of us as we have turned the daily papers these last several years frequently experienced the sensations of this dear old lady?
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They are dead.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Have not many of us as we have turned the daily papers these last several years frequently experienced the sensations of this dear old lady?
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LITERARY LIVES "My God!" exclaimed the old lady in the railway carriage to Mr. Le Gallienne, "Tennyson is dead!"
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Have not many of us as we have turned the daily papers these last several years frequently experienced the sensations of this dear old lady?
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Walt Whitman (wasn't it?), when he heard that Carlyle was dead, went out, and looked up at the stars, and said he didn't believe it.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Have not many of us as we have turned the daily papers these last several years frequently experienced the sensations of this dear old lady?
Walt
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From this reading Walt Whitman (wasn't it?), when he heard that Carlyle was dead, went out, and looked up at the stars, and said he didn't believe it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Walt Whitman (wasn't it?), when he heard that Carlyle was dead, went out, and looked up at the stars, and said he didn't believe it.
wasn't
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From this reading Walt Whitman (wasn't it?), when he heard that Carlyle was dead, went out, and looked up at the stars, and said he didn't believe it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Have not many of us as we have turned the daily papers these last several years frequently experienced the sensations of this dear old lady?
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Walt Whitman (wasn't it?), when he heard that Carlyle was dead, went out, and looked up at the stars, and said he didn't believe it.
at the time that
From this reading Walt Whitman (wasn't it?), when he heard that Carlyle was dead, went out, and looked up at the stars, and said he didn't believe it.
WhistlernounUS /ˈwɪslər/
United States painter (1834-1903)
From this reading Whistler, Swinburne, Meredith, Henry James, Howells.
WhitmannounUS /ˈwɪtmən/
United States poet who celebrated the greatness of America (1819-1892)
From this reading Walt Whitman (wasn't it?), when he heard that Carlyle was dead, went out, and looked up at the stars, and said he didn't believe it.
a late time of life
From this reading Have not many of us as we have turned the daily papers these last several years frequently experienced the sensations of this dear old lady?
