used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
in the past
From this reading This was twenty years ago--perhaps more.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
feeling shame or guilt or embarrassment or remorse
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
beesnounUS /biːz/
plural of “bee” — any of numerous hairy-bodied insects including social and solitary species
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading I never shall forget what a sensation it used to produce in our family, years ago, when the newspaper came.
cannot
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From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
an officer holding a rank below a major but above a lieutenant
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
the appearance conveyed by a person's face
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
detectedadjectiveUS /dɪˈtektəd/
perceived or discerned
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
clear to the mind; with distinct mental discernment
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
divisible by two
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
a social unit living together
From this reading I never shall forget what a sensation it used to produce in our family, years ago, when the newspaper came.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading I never shall forget what a sensation it used to produce in our family, years ago, when the newspaper came.
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
not disposed to cheat or defraud; not deceptive or fraudulent
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
ten 10s
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I never shall forget what a sensation it used to produce in our family, years ago, when the newspaper came.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I never shall forget what a sensation it used to produce in our family, years ago, when the newspaper came.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading This was twenty years ago--perhaps more.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I never shall forget what a sensation it used to produce in our family, years ago, when the newspaper came.
a daily or weekly publication on folded sheets; contains news and articles and advertisements
From this reading THE WEEKLY NEWSPAPER.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I never shall forget what a sensation it used to produce in our family, years ago, when the newspaper came.
by chance
From this reading This was twenty years ago--perhaps more.
PerrynounUS /ˈperi/
United States philosopher (1876-1957)
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
bring forth or yield
From this reading I never shall forget what a sensation it used to produce in our family, years ago, when the newspaper came.
QuixoticadjectiveUS /kwɪkˈsɑːtɪk/
not sensible about practical matters; idealistic and unrealistic
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
an unelaborated elementary awareness of stimulation
From this reading I never shall forget what a sensation it used to produce in our family, years ago, when the newspaper came.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading I never shall forget what a sensation it used to produce in our family, years ago, when the newspaper came.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
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 STORY THIRD.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading STORY THIRD.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This was twenty years ago--perhaps more.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading This was twenty years ago--perhaps more.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading I never shall forget what a sensation it used to produce in our family, years ago, when the newspaper came.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This was twenty years ago--perhaps more.
WEEKLYnounUS /ˈwiːkli/
a periodical that is published every week (or 52 issues per year)
From this reading THE WEEKLY NEWSPAPER.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I never shall forget what a sensation it used to produce in our family, years ago, when the newspaper came.
at the time that
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
a late time of life
From this reading This was twenty years ago--perhaps more.
but in spite of that
From this reading I have met Captain Perry a hundred times since; yet even now I cannot look upon his frank, honest countenance, but I distinctly call to mind the Quixotic adventure with the bees, and I feel almost as much ashamed as I did when I was detected.
