used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
anew
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading And in this case the young lady began to get impatient.
plural of “begin” — Israeli statesman (born in Russia) who (as prime minister of Israel) negotiated a peace treaty with Anwar Sadat (then the president of Egypt) (1913-1992)
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
an occurrence of something
From this reading And in this case the young lady began to get impatient.
plural of “cheek” — either side of the face below the eyes
From this reading 'Such unmitigated nonsense!' she declared to herself, with her cheeks on fire.
climbverbUS /klaɪm/
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
plural of “come” — the thick white fluid containing spermatozoa that is ejaculated by the male genital tract
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
made known or openly avowed
From this reading 'Such unmitigated nonsense!' she declared to herself, with her cheeks on fire.
comparative of “deeply” — to a great depth psychologically or emotionally
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
start firing a weapon
From this reading 'Such unmitigated nonsense!' she declared to herself, with her cheeks on fire.
footingnounUS /ˈfʊtɪŋ/
status with respect to the relations between people or groups
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading And in this case the young lady began to get impatient.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
water frozen in the solid state
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
restless or short-tempered under delay or opposition
From this reading And in this case the young lady began to get impatient.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
incomingadjectiveUS /ˈɪnkʌmɪŋ/
arriving at a place or position
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
KennedynounUS /ˈkenədi/
35th President of the United States; established the Peace Corps; assassinated in Dallas (1917-1963)
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading And in this case the young lady began to get impatient.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
plural of “look” — the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
a message that seems to convey no meaning
From this reading 'Such unmitigated nonsense!' she declared to herself, with her cheeks on fire.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading 'Such unmitigated nonsense!' she declared to herself, with her cheeks on fire.
on one occasion
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
a separate part of a whole
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
regainverbUS /rɪˈɡeɪn/
get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
concerned with work or important matters rather than play or trivialities
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading 'Such unmitigated nonsense!' she declared to herself, with her cheeks on fire.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
sousingnoun
the act of making something completely wet
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading 'Such unmitigated nonsense!' she declared to herself, with her cheeks on fire.
possessing sweep
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE WILL.
a special situation
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading And in this case the young lady began to get impatient.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
hard to endure
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
unmitigatedadjectiveUS /ənˈmɪtəɡeɪtɪd/
not diminished or moderated in intensity or severity; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading 'Such unmitigated nonsense!' she declared to herself, with her cheeks on fire.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
at the time that
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading THE WILL.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That night, and the next morning, Miss Kennedy had a fight with herself, trying hard to regain her footing, which was constantly swept away again by some new incoming tide of thoughts.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading And in this case the young lady began to get impatient.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It looks an easy matter enough, to climb out once more upon the ice through which you have broken; but when piece after piece comes off in your hands, sousing you deeper down than before, the thing begins to look serious.
