used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
(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 "The fogs last all the year round in London.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading "I wish to Heaven that I were off, too!" returned Rupert, leaning back in a lounging-chair with a look of lazy discontent.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
discontentnounUS /dɪskənˈtent/
a longing for something better than the present situation
From this reading "I wish to Heaven that I were off, too!" returned Rupert, leaning back in a lounging-chair with a look of lazy discontent.
fogsnounUS /fɔːɡz/
plural of “fog” — droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading "The fogs last all the year round in London.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
any place of complete bliss and delight and peace
From this reading "I wish to Heaven that I were off, too!" returned Rupert, leaning back in a lounging-chair with a look of lazy discontent.
HeronnounUS /ˈherən/
Greek mathematician and inventor who devised a way to determine the area of a triangle and who described various mechanical devices (first century)
From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
Hey
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From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
HOLIDAYnounUS /ˈhɑːlədeɪ/
leisure time away from work devoted to rest or pleasure
From this reading PERCIVAL'S HOLIDAY.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading "I wish to Heaven that I were off, too!" returned Rupert, leaning back in a lounging-chair with a look of lazy discontent.
I'm
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From this reading "I'm off to Italy to-morrow."
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
a republic in southern Europe on the Italian Peninsula; was the core of the Roman Republic and the Roman Empire between the 4th century BC and the 5th century AD
From this reading "I'm off to Italy to-morrow."
immediately past
From this reading "The fogs last all the year round in London.
lazyadjectiveUS /ˈleɪzi/
moving slowly and gently
From this reading "I wish to Heaven that I were off, too!" returned Rupert, leaning back in a lounging-chair with a look of lazy discontent.
departing or being caused to depart from the true vertical or horizontal
From this reading "I wish to Heaven that I were off, too!" returned Rupert, leaning back in a lounging-chair with a look of lazy discontent.
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
set afire or burning
From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
the capital and largest city of England; located on the Thames in southeastern England; financial and industrial and cultural center
From this reading "The fogs last all the year round in London.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading "I wish to Heaven that I were off, too!" returned Rupert, leaning back in a lounging-chair with a look of lazy discontent.
lounging-chair
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From this reading "I wish to Heaven that I were off, too!" returned Rupert, leaning back in a lounging-chair with a look of lazy discontent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "I wish to Heaven that I were off, too!" returned Rupert, leaning back in a lounging-chair with a look of lazy discontent.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading "I'm off to Italy to-morrow."
Percival
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From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
PERCIVAL'S
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From this reading PERCIVAL'S HOLIDAY.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading "I wish to Heaven that I were off, too!" returned Rupert, leaning back in a lounging-chair with a look of lazy discontent.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
a charge of ammunition for a single shot
From this reading "The fogs last all the year round in London.
RupertnounUS /ˈruːpərt/
English leader (born in Germany) of the Royalist forces during the English Civil War (1619-1682)
From this reading "I wish to Heaven that I were off, too!" returned Rupert, leaning back in a lounging-chair with a look of lazy discontent.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
the region of the United States lying to the south of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
stridingverbUS /ˈstraɪdɪŋ/
-ing form of “stride” — walk with long steps
From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
sunnyadjectiveUS /ˈsʌni/
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
the kind and number and arrangement of teeth (collectively) in a person or animal
From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading "I wish to Heaven that I were off, too!" returned Rupert, leaning back in a lounging-chair with a look of lazy discontent.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "I'm off to Italy to-morrow."
to-morrow
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From this reading "I'm off to Italy to-morrow."
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading "I wish to Heaven that I were off, too!" returned Rupert, leaning back in a lounging-chair with a look of lazy discontent.
Vivian's
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From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading "I wish to Heaven that I were off, too!" returned Rupert, leaning back in a lounging-chair with a look of lazy discontent.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading "I wish to Heaven that I were off, too!" returned Rupert, leaning back in a lounging-chair with a look of lazy discontent.
in the company of; together with
From this reading "Hey for the South, the sunny South!" said Percival Heron, striding into his friend Vivian's room with a lighted cigar between his teeth and a letter in his hand.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading "The fogs last all the year round in London.
