used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
perfect or complete or pure
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
anew
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
amountedverbUS /əˈmaʊntɪd/
past form of “amount” — be tantamount or equivalent to
From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
any person at all
From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading I re-wrote the thing from beginning to end.
bitingadjectiveUS /ˈbaɪtɪŋ/
capable of wounding
From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
compositionnounUS /ˌkɑːmpəˈzɪʃən/
the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole
From this reading What a time I had while I was in the throes of composition! and what a time everyone else had who came within a mile of me!
a position or opinion or judgment reached after consideration
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
permission to do something
From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
gotten under control
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
else
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From this reading What a time I had while I was in the throes of composition! and what a time everyone else had who came within a mile of me!
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading I re-wrote the thing from beginning to end.
every person
From this reading What a time I had while I was in the throes of composition! and what a time everyone else had who came within a mile of me!
opinion or judgment
From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I re-wrote the thing from beginning to end.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What a time I had while I was in the throes of composition! and what a time everyone else had who came within a mile of me!
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading What a time I had while I was in the throes of composition! and what a time everyone else had who came within a mile of me!
a particular point in time
From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
participate in games or sport
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
re-wrote
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From this reading I re-wrote the thing from beginning to end.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
rubbishnounUS /ˈrʌbɪʃ/
worthless material that is to be disposed of
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
only a very short time before
From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
seductiveadjectiveUS /sɪˈdʌktɪv/
tending to entice into a desired action or state
From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
express in speech
From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
the utterance of intelligible speech
From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
tacitadjectiveUS /ˈtæsɪt/
implied by or inferred from actions or statements
From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
a special situation
From this reading I re-wrote the thing from beginning to end.
throesnounUS /θroʊz/
violent pangs of suffering
From this reading What a time I had while I was in the throes of composition! and what a time everyone else had who came within a mile of me!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading What a time I had while I was in the throes of composition! and what a time everyone else had who came within a mile of me!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
precisely as stated
From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
wanting in physical strength
From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
at the time that
From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
which person or people
From this reading What a time I had while I was in the throes of composition! and what a time everyone else had who came within a mile of me!
in the company of; together with
From this reading I was scarcely on speaking terms with a single creature, and when anyone tried to speak to me I felt like biting them.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading What a time I had while I was in the throes of composition! and what a time everyone else had who came within a mile of me!
but in spite of that
From this reading I read his play again, and came to the conclusion that while, as it stood, it was absolute rubbish, it yet contained that of which something might be made.
yieldedverbUS /ˈjiːldɪd/
past form of “yield” — be the cause or source of
From this reading In a weak moment--he certainly had very seductive eyes!--I yielded what amounted to a tacit consent.
