used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To Miss Darcy Cole, wavering on damp, ill-conditioned, and reluctant legs, this seemed the final malignancy of the mean-spirited fates.
declared publicly; made widely known
From this reading With Illustrations By Frederic Dorr Steele OUT OF ORDER! pertly announced the placard on the elevator.
any thing at all
From this reading Was anything worth the effort of that heart-breaking ascent?
ascentnounUS /əˈsent/
an upward slope or grade (as in a road)
From this reading Was anything worth the effort of that heart-breaking ascent?
beetlingadjective
jutting or overhanging
From this reading Four beetling flights to climb!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading With Illustrations By Frederic Dorr Steele OUT OF ORDER! pertly announced the placard on the elevator.
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Four beetling flights to climb!
ColenounUS /koʊl/
a hardy cabbage with coarse curly leaves that do not form a head
From this reading To Miss Darcy Cole, wavering on damp, ill-conditioned, and reluctant legs, this seemed the final malignancy of the mean-spirited fates.
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading To Miss Darcy Cole, wavering on damp, ill-conditioned, and reluctant legs, this seemed the final malignancy of the mean-spirited fates.
Darcy
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From this reading To Miss Darcy Cole, wavering on damp, ill-conditioned, and reluctant legs, this seemed the final malignancy of the mean-spirited fates.
Dorr
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From this reading With Illustrations By Frederic Dorr Steele OUT OF ORDER! pertly announced the placard on the elevator.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Was it worth the effort?
elevatornounUS /ˈeləveɪtər/
lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
From this reading With Illustrations By Frederic Dorr Steele OUT OF ORDER! pertly announced the placard on the elevator.
fatesnounUS /feɪts/
plural of “fate” — an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading To Miss Darcy Cole, wavering on damp, ill-conditioned, and reluctant legs, this seemed the final malignancy of the mean-spirited fates.
finaladjectiveUS /ˈfaɪnəl/
occurring at or forming an end or termination
From this reading To Miss Darcy Cole, wavering on damp, ill-conditioned, and reluctant legs, this seemed the final malignancy of the mean-spirited fates.
flightsnounUS /flaɪts/
plural of “flight” — a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading Four beetling flights to climb!
the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
From this reading Four beetling flights to climb!
Frederic
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heart-breaking
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From this reading Was anything worth the effort of that heart-breaking ascent?
ill-conditioned
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From this reading To Miss Darcy Cole, wavering on damp, ill-conditioned, and reluctant legs, this seemed the final malignancy of the mean-spirited fates.
IllustrationsnounUS /ˌɪləˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “illustration” — artwork that helps make something clear or attractive
From this reading With Illustrations By Frederic Dorr Steele OUT OF ORDER! pertly announced the placard on the elevator.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Was it worth the effort?
staying power
From this reading To Miss Darcy Cole, wavering on damp, ill-conditioned, and reluctant legs, this seemed the final malignancy of the mean-spirited fates.
malignancynounUS /məˈlɪɡnənsi/
(medicine) a malignant state; progressive and resistant to treatment and tending to cause death
From this reading To Miss Darcy Cole, wavering on damp, ill-conditioned, and reluctant legs, this seemed the final malignancy of the mean-spirited fates.
mean-spirited
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From this reading To Miss Darcy Cole, wavering on damp, ill-conditioned, and reluctant legs, this seemed the final malignancy of the mean-spirited fates.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading To Miss Darcy Cole, wavering on damp, ill-conditioned, and reluctant legs, this seemed the final malignancy of the mean-spirited fates.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading With Illustrations By Frederic Dorr Steele OUT OF ORDER! pertly announced the placard on the elevator.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With Illustrations By Frederic Dorr Steele OUT OF ORDER! pertly announced the placard on the elevator.
(often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading With Illustrations By Frederic Dorr Steele OUT OF ORDER! pertly announced the placard on the elevator.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading With Illustrations By Frederic Dorr Steele OUT OF ORDER! pertly announced the placard on the elevator.
pertlyadverb
in an impudent or impertinent manner
From this reading With Illustrations By Frederic Dorr Steele OUT OF ORDER! pertly announced the placard on the elevator.
placardverbUS /ˈplækərd/
post in a public place
From this reading With Illustrations By Frederic Dorr Steele OUT OF ORDER! pertly announced the placard on the elevator.
reluctantadjectiveUS /rɪˈlʌktənt/
unwillingness to do something contrary to your custom
From this reading To Miss Darcy Cole, wavering on damp, ill-conditioned, and reluctant legs, this seemed the final malignancy of the mean-spirited fates.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading To Miss Darcy Cole, wavering on damp, ill-conditioned, and reluctant legs, this seemed the final malignancy of the mean-spirited fates.
SteelenounUS /stiːl/
English writer (1672-1729)
From this reading With Illustrations By Frederic Dorr Steele OUT OF ORDER! pertly announced the placard on the elevator.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Was anything worth the effort of that heart-breaking ascent?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With Illustrations By Frederic Dorr Steele OUT OF ORDER! pertly announced the placard on the elevator.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To Miss Darcy Cole, wavering on damp, ill-conditioned, and reluctant legs, this seemed the final malignancy of the mean-spirited fates.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To Miss Darcy Cole, wavering on damp, ill-conditioned, and reluctant legs, this seemed the final malignancy of the mean-spirited fates.
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was it worth the effort?
waveringnounUS /ˈweɪvərɪŋ/
indecision in speech or action
From this reading To Miss Darcy Cole, wavering on damp, ill-conditioned, and reluctant legs, this seemed the final malignancy of the mean-spirited fates.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Illustrations By Frederic Dorr Steele OUT OF ORDER! pertly announced the placard on the elevator.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading Was it worth the effort?
