used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So even though it be May, we must to the studio where the carpenters and scene painters are fixing us a Siberia.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading We never bothered about “rights” for the little one-reel versions of five-act plays and eight hundred page novels.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading So even though it be May, we must to the studio where the carpenters and scene painters are fixing us a Siberia.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We are terribly excited over Tolstoy’s “Resurrection.”
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading As the days went by we produced many works of literary masters--Dickens, Scott, Shakespeare, Bret Harte, O. Henry, and Frank Norris.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading AT THE STUDIO This story must now take itself indoors.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading So even though it be May, we must to the studio where the carpenters and scene painters are fixing us a Siberia.
botheredadjectiveUS /ˈbɑːðərd/
caused to show discomposure
From this reading We never bothered about “rights” for the little one-reel versions of five-act plays and eight hundred page novels.
Bret
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From this reading As the days went by we produced many works of literary masters--Dickens, Scott, Shakespeare, Bret Harte, O. Henry, and Frank Norris.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading As the days went by we produced many works of literary masters--Dickens, Scott, Shakespeare, Bret Harte, O. Henry, and Frank Norris.
carpentersnounUS /ˈkɑːrpəntərz/
plural of “carpenter” — a woodworker who makes or repairs wooden objects
From this reading So even though it be May, we must to the studio where the carpenters and scene painters are fixing us a Siberia.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading As the days went by we produced many works of literary masters--Dickens, Scott, Shakespeare, Bret Harte, O. Henry, and Frank Norris.
DickensnounUS /ˈdɪkənz/
a word used in exclamations of confusion
From this reading As the days went by we produced many works of literary masters--Dickens, Scott, Shakespeare, Bret Harte, O. Henry, and Frank Norris.
being one more than seven
From this reading We never bothered about “rights” for the little one-reel versions of five-act plays and eight hundred page novels.
divisible by two
From this reading So even though it be May, we must to the studio where the carpenters and scene painters are fixing us a Siberia.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading We are terribly excited over Tolstoy’s “Resurrection.”
five-act
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fixingnounUS /ˈfɪksɪŋ/
the act of putting something in working order again
From this reading So even though it be May, we must to the studio where the carpenters and scene painters are fixing us a Siberia.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We never bothered about “rights” for the little one-reel versions of five-act plays and eight hundred page novels.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading As the days went by we produced many works of literary masters--Dickens, Scott, Shakespeare, Bret Harte, O. Henry, and Frank Norris.
HartenounUS /hɑːrt/
United States writer noted for his stories about life during the California gold rush (1836-1902)
From this reading As the days went by we produced many works of literary masters--Dickens, Scott, Shakespeare, Bret Harte, O. Henry, and Frank Norris.
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 As the days went by we produced many works of literary masters--Dickens, Scott, Shakespeare, Bret Harte, O. Henry, and Frank Norris.
ten 10s
From this reading We never bothered about “rights” for the little one-reel versions of five-act plays and eight hundred page novels.
indoorsadverbUS /ˈɪndɔːrz/
within a building
From this reading AT THE STUDIO This story must now take itself indoors.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading So even though it be May, we must to the studio where the carpenters and scene painters are fixing us a Siberia.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading AT THE STUDIO This story must now take itself indoors.
of or relating to or characteristic of literature
From this reading As the days went by we produced many works of literary masters--Dickens, Scott, Shakespeare, Bret Harte, O. Henry, and Frank Norris.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading We never bothered about “rights” for the little one-reel versions of five-act plays and eight hundred page novels.
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 As the days went by we produced many works of literary masters--Dickens, Scott, Shakespeare, Bret Harte, O. Henry, and Frank Norris.
mastersnounUS /ˈmæstərz/
United States poet (1869-1950)
From this reading As the days went by we produced many works of literary masters--Dickens, Scott, Shakespeare, Bret Harte, O. Henry, and Frank Norris.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading So even though it be May, we must to the studio where the carpenters and scene painters are fixing us a Siberia.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading AT THE STUDIO This story must now take itself indoors.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading We never bothered about “rights” for the little one-reel versions of five-act plays and eight hundred page novels.
NorrisnounUS /ˈnɔːrɪs/
United States writer (1870-1902)
From this reading As the days went by we produced many works of literary masters--Dickens, Scott, Shakespeare, Bret Harte, O. Henry, and Frank Norris.
novelsnounUS /ˈnɑːvəlz/
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading We never bothered about “rights” for the little one-reel versions of five-act plays and eight hundred page novels.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading AT THE STUDIO This story must now take itself indoors.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading As the days went by we produced many works of literary masters--Dickens, Scott, Shakespeare, Bret Harte, O. Henry, and Frank Norris.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading As the days went by we produced many works of literary masters--Dickens, Scott, Shakespeare, Bret Harte, O. Henry, and Frank Norris.
one-reel
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From this reading We never bothered about “rights” for the little one-reel versions of five-act plays and eight hundred page novels.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading We are terribly excited over Tolstoy’s “Resurrection.”
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading We never bothered about “rights” for the little one-reel versions of five-act plays and eight hundred page novels.
paintersnounUS /ˈpeɪntərz/
plural of “painter” — an artist who paints
From this reading So even though it be May, we must to the studio where the carpenters and scene painters are fixing us a Siberia.
plural of “play” — a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage
From this reading We never bothered about “rights” for the little one-reel versions of five-act plays and eight hundred page novels.
past form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading As the days went by we produced many works of literary masters--Dickens, Scott, Shakespeare, Bret Harte, O. Henry, and Frank Norris.
ResurrectionnounUS /ˌrezərˈekʃən/
(New Testament) the rising of Christ on the third day after the Crucifixion
From this reading We are terribly excited over Tolstoy’s “Resurrection.”
plural of “right” — an abstract idea of that which is due to a person or governmental body by law or tradition or nature
From this reading We never bothered about “rights” for the little one-reel versions of five-act plays and eight hundred page novels.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading So even though it be May, we must to the studio where the carpenters and scene painters are fixing us a Siberia.
ScottnounUS /skɑːt/
award-winning United States film actor (1928-1999)
From this reading As the days went by we produced many works of literary masters--Dickens, Scott, Shakespeare, Bret Harte, O. Henry, and Frank Norris.
ShakespearenounUS /ˈʃeɪkspiːr/
English poet and dramatist considered one of the greatest English writers (1564-1616)
From this reading As the days went by we produced many works of literary masters--Dickens, Scott, Shakespeare, Bret Harte, O. Henry, and Frank Norris.
SiberianounUS /saɪˈbɪriə/
a vast Asian region of Russia; famous for long cold winters
From this reading So even though it be May, we must to the studio where the carpenters and scene painters are fixing us a Siberia.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So even though it be May, we must to the studio where the carpenters and scene painters are fixing us a Siberia.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading AT THE STUDIO This story must now take itself indoors.
STUDIOnounUS /ˈstuːdioʊ/
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading AT THE STUDIO This story must now take itself indoors.
carry out
From this reading AT THE STUDIO This story must now take itself indoors.
terriblyadverbUS /ˈterəbli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading We are terribly excited over Tolstoy’s “Resurrection.”
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading AT THE STUDIO This story must now take itself indoors.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading AT THE STUDIO This story must now take itself indoors.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading So even though it be May, we must to the studio where the carpenters and scene painters are fixing us a Siberia.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading So even though it be May, we must to the studio where the carpenters and scene painters are fixing us a Siberia.
Tolstoy'snounUS /ˈtoʊlstɔɪz/
possessive form of “tolstoy” — Russian author remembered for two great novels (1828-1910)
From this reading We are terribly excited over Tolstoy’s “Resurrection.”
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading So even though it be May, we must to the studio where the carpenters and scene painters are fixing us a Siberia.
versionsnounUS /ˈvɜːrʒənz/
plural of “version” — an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
From this reading We never bothered about “rights” for the little one-reel versions of five-act plays and eight hundred page novels.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We are terribly excited over Tolstoy’s “Resurrection.”
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading As the days went by we produced many works of literary masters--Dickens, Scott, Shakespeare, Bret Harte, O. Henry, and Frank Norris.
in or at the place that
From this reading So even though it be May, we must to the studio where the carpenters and scene painters are fixing us a Siberia.
buildings for carrying on industrial labor
From this reading As the days went by we produced many works of literary masters--Dickens, Scott, Shakespeare, Bret Harte, O. Henry, and Frank Norris.
