used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
achievementnounUS /əˈtʃiːvmənt/
the action of accomplishing something
From this reading It was with feelings highly elated at his successful achievement, which presaged still further advancement, that Isidorus sought his lodgings.
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
advancementnounUS /ədˈvænsmənt/
encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something
From this reading It was with feelings highly elated at his successful achievement, which presaged still further advancement, that Isidorus sought his lodgings.
a positive feeling of liking
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
AmongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
anchoritenoun
one retired from society for religious reasons
From this reading Our wine parties lack half their zest, since thou hast turned anchorite.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading On the way he met many late revellers returning from the festival, "flown with insolence and wine," and making night hideous with their riot.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "UNSTABLE AS WATER."
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was with feelings highly elated at his successful achievement, which presaged still further advancement, that Isidorus sought his lodgings.
the part of the face above the eyes
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
Calphurnius
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From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
dishevelledadjective
in disarray; extremely disorderly
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
elatedadjectiveUS /ɪˈleɪtəd/
exultantly proud and joyful; in high spirits
From this reading It was with feelings highly elated at his successful achievement, which presaged still further advancement, that Isidorus sought his lodgings.
embracedverbUS /emˈbreɪst/
past form of “embrace” — include in scope; include as part of something broader; have as one's sphere or territory
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
past form of “exclaim” — utter aloud; often with surprise, horror, or joy
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
decreasing in amount or degree
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
From this reading It was with feelings highly elated at his successful achievement, which presaged still further advancement, that Isidorus sought his lodgings.
festivalnounUS /ˈfestəvəl/
a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration
From this reading On the way he met many late revellers returning from the festival, "flown with insolence and wine," and making night hideous with their riot.
flownverbUS /floʊn/
inflected form of “fly” — travel through the air; be airborne
From this reading On the way he met many late revellers returning from the festival, "flown with insolence and wine," and making night hideous with their riot.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading On the way he met many late revellers returning from the festival, "flown with insolence and wine," and making night hideous with their riot.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (“further” is used more often than “farther” in this abstract sense)
From this reading It was with feelings highly elated at his successful achievement, which presaged still further advancement, that Isidorus sought his lodgings.
garlandverbUS /ˈɡɑːrlənd/
adorn with bands of flowers or leaves
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
garmentsnounUS /ˈɡɑːrmənts/
plural of “garment” — an article of clothing
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Our wine parties lack half their zest, since thou hast turned anchorite.
hastauxiliary verbUS /hæst/
an old form of “have”, used with “thou”
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading On the way he met many late revellers returning from the festival, "flown with insolence and wine," and making night hideous with their riot.
not accessible to view
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
hideousadjectiveUS /ˈhɪdiəs/
grossly offensive to decency or morality; causing horror
From this reading On the way he met many late revellers returning from the festival, "flown with insolence and wine," and making night hideous with their riot.
to a high degree or extent; favorably or with much respect
From this reading It was with feelings highly elated at his successful achievement, which presaged still further advancement, that Isidorus sought his lodgings.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was with feelings highly elated at his successful achievement, which presaged still further advancement, that Isidorus sought his lodgings.
insolencenounUS /ˈɪnsələns/
the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
From this reading On the way he met many late revellers returning from the festival, "flown with insolence and wine," and making night hideous with their riot.
Isidorus
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From this reading It was with feelings highly elated at his successful achievement, which presaged still further advancement, that Isidorus sought his lodgings.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was with feelings highly elated at his successful achievement, which presaged still further advancement, that Isidorus sought his lodgings.
the state of needing something that is absent or unavailable
From this reading Our wine parties lack half their zest, since thou hast turned anchorite.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading On the way he met many late revellers returning from the festival, "flown with insolence and wine," and making night hideous with their riot.
lodgingsnounUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪŋz/
temporary living quarters
From this reading It was with feelings highly elated at his successful achievement, which presaged still further advancement, that Isidorus sought his lodgings.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading On the way he met many late revellers returning from the festival, "flown with insolence and wine," and making night hideous with their riot.
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 On the way he met many late revellers returning from the festival, "flown with insolence and wine," and making night hideous with their riot.
maudlinadjectiveUS /ˈmɔːdlɪn/
effusively or insincerely emotional
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading On the way he met many late revellers returning from the festival, "flown with insolence and wine," and making night hideous with their riot.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading On the way he met many late revellers returning from the festival, "flown with insolence and wine," and making night hideous with their riot.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading On the way he met many late revellers returning from the festival, "flown with insolence and wine," and making night hideous with their riot.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Our wine parties lack half their zest, since thou hast turned anchorite.
plural of “party” — an organization to gain political power
From this reading Our wine parties lack half their zest, since thou hast turned anchorite.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
presagedverbUS /ˈpresɪdʒd/
past form of “presage” — indicate, as with a sign or an omen
From this reading It was with feelings highly elated at his successful achievement, which presaged still further advancement, that Isidorus sought his lodgings.
tending to return to an earlier state
From this reading On the way he met many late revellers returning from the festival, "flown with insolence and wine," and making night hideous with their riot.
revellersnounUS /ˈrevələrz/
plural of “reveller” — a celebrant who shares in a noisy party
From this reading On the way he met many late revellers returning from the festival, "flown with insolence and wine," and making night hideous with their riot.
riotnounUS /ˈraɪət/
a public act of violence by an unruly mob
From this reading On the way he met many late revellers returning from the festival, "flown with insolence and wine," and making night hideous with their riot.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading Our wine parties lack half their zest, since thou hast turned anchorite.
a male human offspring
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
that is looked for
From this reading It was with feelings highly elated at his successful achievement, which presaged still further advancement, that Isidorus sought his lodgings.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
not in physical motion
From this reading It was with feelings highly elated at his successful achievement, which presaged still further advancement, that Isidorus sought his lodgings.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading It was with feelings highly elated at his successful achievement, which presaged still further advancement, that Isidorus sought his lodgings.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was with feelings highly elated at his successful achievement, which presaged still further advancement, that Isidorus sought his lodgings.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading On the way he met many late revellers returning from the festival, "flown with insolence and wine," and making night hideous with their riot.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading On the way he met many late revellers returning from the festival, "flown with insolence and wine," and making night hideous with their riot.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
an old word for “you”, as the subject, speaking to one person
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
thyself
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From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
moved around an axis or center
From this reading Our wine parties lack half their zest, since thou hast turned anchorite.
UNSTABLEadjectiveUS /ənˈsteɪbəl/
lacking stability or fixity or firmness
From this reading "UNSTABLE AS WATER."
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was with feelings highly elated at his successful achievement, which presaged still further advancement, that Isidorus sought his lodgings.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading "UNSTABLE AS WATER."
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading On the way he met many late revellers returning from the festival, "flown with insolence and wine," and making night hideous with their riot.
in or at the place that
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It was with feelings highly elated at his successful achievement, which presaged still further advancement, that Isidorus sought his lodgings.
which person or people
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
fermented juice (of grapes especially)
From this reading On the way he met many late revellers returning from the festival, "flown with insolence and wine," and making night hideous with their riot.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It was with feelings highly elated at his successful achievement, which presaged still further advancement, that Isidorus sought his lodgings.
witheringadjectiveUS /ˈwɪðərɪŋ/
wreaking or capable of wreaking complete destruction
From this reading Among them, his garments dishevelled, and a withering garland falling from his brow, was an old acquaintance, Calphurnius, the son of the Perfect, who with maudlin affection embraced him and exclaimed:-- "Friend of my soul, where hast thou hidden thyself?
zestnounUS /zest/
vigorous and enthusiastic enjoyment
From this reading Our wine parties lack half their zest, since thou hast turned anchorite.
