ourselves
; sing. Ourself (). An emphasized form of the pronoun of the first person plural; -- used as a subject, usually with we; also, alone in the predicate, in the nominative or the objective case. We ourselves might distinctly number in words a great deal further then we usually do. Locke.
Safe in ourselves, while on ourselves we stand. Dryden.
✍ The form ourself is usec only in the regal or formal style after we or us, denoting a single person. Unless we would denude ourself of all force. Clarendon.
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awake
- verb stop sleeping
waken; come alive; arouse; wake; awaken; wake up.
- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
- adjective not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
- lay awake thinking about his new job
- still not fully awake
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recollection
- noun the ability to recall past occurrences
remembrance; anamnesis.
- noun the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
recall; reminiscence.
- he has total recall of the episode
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awake
- verb stop sleeping
waken; come alive; arouse; wake; awaken; wake up.
- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
- adjective not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
- lay awake thinking about his new job
- still not fully awake
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testimony
- noun a solemn statement made under oath
- noun an assertion offering firsthand authentication of a fact
- according to his own testimony he can't do it
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wonderfully
- adverb (used as an intensifier) extremely well
wondrously; marvellously; terrifically; superbly; wondrous; toppingly; marvelously.
- her voice is superbly disciplined
- the colors changed wondrously slowly
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crt
- noun a vacuum tube in which a hot cathode emits a beam of electrons that pass through a high voltage anode and are focused or deflected before hitting a phosphorescent screen
cathode-ray tube.
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awaken
- verb cause to become awake or conscious
waken; arouse; wake; rouse; wake up.
- He was roused by the drunken men in the street
- Please wake me at 6 AM.
- verb stop sleeping
waken; come alive; arouse; wake; awake; wake up.
- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
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automatically
- adverb in a reflex manner
- he answered automatically
- adverb in a mechanical manner; by a mechanism
mechanically.
- this door opens mechanically
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awake
- verb stop sleeping
waken; come alive; arouse; wake; awaken; wake up.
- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
- adjective not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
- lay awake thinking about his new job
- still not fully awake
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myself
I or me in person; -- used for emphasis, my own self or person; as I myself will do it; I have done it myself; -- used also instead of me, as the object of the first person of a reflexive verb, without emphasis; as, I will defend myself.
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wake
- noun the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
aftermath; backwash.
- the aftermath of war
- in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured
- noun an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
Wake Island.
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himself
An emphasized form of the third person masculine pronoun; -- used as a subject usually with he; as, he himself will bear the blame; used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is himself who saved himself. But he himself returned from the quarries. Judges iii. 19.
David hid himself in the field. 1 Sam. xx. 24.
The Lord himself shall give you a sign. Is. vii. 14.
Who gave himself for us, that he might . . . purify unto himself a peculiar people. Titus ii. 14.
With shame remembers, while himself was one Of the same herd, himself the same had done. Denham.
✍ Himself was formerly used instead of itself. See Note under Him. It comprehendeth in himself all good. Chaucer.
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wondrously
- adverb (used as an intensifier) extremely well
marvellously; terrifically; superbly; wondrous; toppingly; wonderfully; marvelously.
- her voice is superbly disciplined
- the colors changed wondrously slowly
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oftenest
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herself
An emphasized form of the third person feminine pronoun; -- used as a subject with she; as, she herself will bear the blame; also used alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, it is herself; she blames herself.
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mightily
- adverb powerfully or vigorously
- he strove mightily to achieve a better position in life
- adverb (Southern regional intensive) very; to a great degree
powerful; right; mighty.
- the baby is mighty cute
- he's mighty tired
- it is powerful humid
- that boy is powerful big now
- they have a right nice place
- they rejoiced mightily
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regularly
- adverb in a regular manner
on a regular basis.
- letters arrived regularly from his children
- adverb having a regular form
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awake
- verb stop sleeping
waken; come alive; arouse; wake; awaken; wake up.
- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
- adjective not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
- lay awake thinking about his new job
- still not fully awake
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memory
- noun something that is remembered
- search as he would, the memory was lost
- noun the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
remembering.
- he can do it from memory
- he enjoyed remembering his father
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awaken
- verb cause to become awake or conscious
waken; arouse; wake; rouse; wake up.
- He was roused by the drunken men in the street
- Please wake me at 6 AM.
- verb stop sleeping
waken; come alive; arouse; wake; awake; wake up.
- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
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anew
- adverb again but in a new or different way
afresh.
- start afresh
- wanted to write the story anew
- starting life anew in a fresh place
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herb
- noun a plant lacking a permanent woody stem; many are flowering garden plants or potherbs; some having medicinal properties; some are pests
herbaceous plant.
- noun aromatic potherb used in cookery for its savory qualities
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yourselves
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marvellously
- adverb (used as an intensifier) extremely well
wondrously; terrifically; superbly; wondrous; toppingly; wonderfully; marvelously.
- her voice is superbly disciplined
- the colors changed wondrously slowly
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continuously
- adverb at every point
- The function is continuously differentiable
- adverb with unflagging resolve
incessantly; ceaselessly; unceasingly; endlessly; unendingly.
- dance inspires him ceaselessly to strive higher and higher toward the shining pinnacle of perfection that is the goal of every artiste
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marvelously
- adverb (used as an intensifier) extremely well
wondrously; marvellously; terrifically; superbly; wondrous; toppingly; wonderfully.
- her voice is superbly disciplined
- the colors changed wondrously slowly
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thereby
- adverb by that means or because of that
- He knocked over the red wine, thereby ruining the table cloth
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yourself
An emphasized or reflexive form of the pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject commonly with you; as, you yourself shall see it; also, alone in the predicate, either in the nominative or objective case; as, you have injured yourself. Of which right now ye han yourselve heard. Chaucer.
If yourselves are old, make it your cause. Shak.
Why should you be so cruel to yourself ? Milton.
The religious movement which you yourself, as well as I, so faithfully followed from first to last. J. H. Newman.
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waken
- verb cause to become awake or conscious
awaken; arouse; wake; rouse; wake up.
- He was roused by the drunken men in the street
- Please wake me at 6 AM.
- verb stop sleeping
come alive; arouse; wake; awake; awaken; wake up.
- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
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sweetly
- adverb in an affectionate or loving manner (`sweet' is sometimes a poetic or informal variant of `sweetly')
sweet.
- Susan Hayward plays the wife sharply and sweetly
- how sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank"- Shakespeare
- talking sweet to each other
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memory
- noun something that is remembered
- search as he would, the memory was lost
- noun the cognitive processes whereby past experience is remembered
remembering.
- he can do it from memory
- he enjoyed remembering his father
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suitably
- adverb in an appropriate manner
fitly; appropriately; befittingly; fittingly.
- he was appropriately dressed
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therewith
- adverb with that or this or it
- I have learned that whatever state I am, therewith to be content"- Phil.4:11
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waken
- verb cause to become awake or conscious
awaken; arouse; wake; rouse; wake up.
- He was roused by the drunken men in the street
- Please wake me at 6 AM.
- verb stop sleeping
come alive; arouse; wake; awake; awaken; wake up.
- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
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irritation
- noun the psychological state of being irritated or annoyed
botheration; annoyance; vexation.
- noun a sudden outburst of anger
pique; temper.
- his temper sparked like damp firewood
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awake
- verb stop sleeping
waken; come alive; arouse; wake; awaken; wake up.
- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
- adjective not in a state of sleep; completely conscious
- lay awake thinking about his new job
- still not fully awake
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recollection
- noun the ability to recall past occurrences
remembrance; anamnesis.
- noun the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort)
recall; reminiscence.
- he has total recall of the episode
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delightfully
- adverb in a delightful manner
- the farm house, though in itself a small one, is delightfully situated
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heaps
- noun a large number or amount
rafts; wads; piles; lots; scads; slews; tons; gobs; scores; oodles; loads; dozens; stacks; lashings.
- made lots of new friends
- she amassed stacks of newspapers
- noun a collection of objects laid on top of each other
agglomerate; cumulus; pile; heap; mound; cumulation.
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continually
- adverb seemingly without interruption
- complained continually that there wasn't enough money
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giant
- noun any creature of exceptional size
- noun a person of exceptional importance and reputation
colossus; titan; heavyweight; behemoth.
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vigor
- noun forceful exertion
energy; vigour; zip.
- he plays tennis with great energy
- he's full of zip
- noun active strength of body or mind
vigour; dynamism; heartiness.
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deliciously
- adverb in a very pleasurable manner
pleasurably.
- they were walking along the beach slowly and deliciously
- adverb so as to produce a delightful taste
scrumptiously; lusciously.
- I bought some more of these deliciously sweet peaches
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daily
- noun a newspaper that is published every day
- adjective satellite of or belonging to or occurring every day
day-by-day; day-after-day; day-to-day.
- daily routine
- a daily paper
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feeling
- noun the experiencing of affective and emotional states
- she had a feeling of euphoria
- he had terrible feelings of guilt
- I disliked him and the feeling was mutual
- noun a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
impression; belief; opinion; notion.
- his impression of her was favorable
- what are your feelings about the crisis?
- it strengthened my belief in his sincerity
- I had a feeling that she was lying
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amazingly
- adverb in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
astonishingly; surprisingly.
- amazingly, he finished medical school in three years
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afterward
- adverb happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
after; afterwards; later; later on; subsequently.
- he apologized subsequently
- he's going to the store but he'll be back here later
- it didn't happen until afterward
- two hours after that
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waking
- noun the state of remaining awake
- days of danger and nights of waking
- verb be awake, be alert, be there
wake.
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wake
- noun the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
aftermath; backwash.
- the aftermath of war
- in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured
- noun an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
Wake Island.
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constantly
- adverb without variation or change, in every case
always; invariably.
- constantly kind and gracious
- he always arrives on time
- adverb without interruption
incessantly; always; forever; perpetually.
- the world is constantly changing
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enough
- noun an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
sufficiency.
- enough is as good as a feast
- there is more than a sufficiency of lawyers in this country
- adjective satellite sufficient for the purpose
decent; adequate.
- an adequate income
- the food was adequate
- a decent wage
- enough food
- food enough
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giant
- noun any creature of exceptional size
- noun a person of exceptional importance and reputation
colossus; titan; heavyweight; behemoth.
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display
- noun something intended to communicate a particular impression
show.
- made a display of strength
- a show of impatience
- a good show of looking interested
- noun something shown to the public
exhibit; showing.
- the museum had many exhibits of oriental art
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oddly
- adverb in a manner differing from the usual or expected
curiously; peculiarly.
- had a curiously husky voice
- he's behaving rather peculiarly
- adverb in a strange manner
queerly; strangely; funnily.
- a queerly inscribed sheet of paper
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awakened
- adjective aroused or activated
- an awakened interest in ballet
- verb cause to become awake or conscious
awaken; waken; arouse; wake; rouse; wake up.
- He was roused by the drunken men in the street
- Please wake me at 6 AM.
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annually
- adverb without missing a year
yearly; each year; every year.
- they travel to China annually
- adverb by the year; every year (usually with reference to a sum of money paid or received)
each year; p.a.; per year; per annum.
- he earned $100,000 per annum
- we issue six volumes per annum
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wake
- noun the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
aftermath; backwash.
- the aftermath of war
- in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured
- noun an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
Wake Island.
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vigour
- noun forceful exertion
vigor; energy; zip.
- he plays tennis with great energy
- he's full of zip
- noun active strength of body or mind
vigor; dynamism; heartiness.
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wake
- noun the consequences of an event (especially a catastrophic event)
aftermath; backwash.
- the aftermath of war
- in the wake of the accident no one knew how many had been injured
- noun an island in the western Pacific between Guam and Hawaii
Wake Island.
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afterwards
- adverb happening at a time subsequent to a reference time
after; later; later on; subsequently; afterward.
- he apologized subsequently
- he's going to the store but he'll be back here later
- it didn't happen until afterward
- two hours after that
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miraculously
- adverb in a miraculous manner
- my hand grasped the gun that was, miraculously, lying on the ground beside my finger tips
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itself
The neuter reciprocal pronoun of It; as, the thing is good in itself; it stands by itself. Borrowing of foreigners, in itself, makes not the kingdom rich or poor. Locke.
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waken
- verb cause to become awake or conscious
awaken; arouse; wake; rouse; wake up.
- He was roused by the drunken men in the street
- Please wake me at 6 AM.
- verb stop sleeping
come alive; arouse; wake; awake; awaken; wake up.
- She woke up to the sound of the alarm clock
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frequently
- adverb many times at short intervals
oftentimes; often; oft; ofttimes.
- we often met over a cup of coffee
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spirits
- noun an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
hard drink; liquor; John Barleycorn; booze; hard liquor; strong drink.
- noun the vital principle or animating force within living things
spirit.
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feel
- noun an intuitive awareness;
- he has a feel for animals" or "it's easy when you get the feel of it
- noun the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
flavour; look; tone; flavor; feeling; smell; spirit.
- the feel of the city excited him
- a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
- it had the smell of treason
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outlook
- noun a habitual or characteristic mental attitude that determines how you will interpret and respond to situations
mind-set; mentality; mindset.
- noun belief about (or mental picture of) the future
prospect; expectation.
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felt
- noun a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers
- verb mat together and make felt-like
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again
- adverb anew
once more; once again; over again.
- she tried again
- they rehearsed the scene again
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oft
- adverb many times at short intervals
oftentimes; frequently; often; ofttimes.
- we often met over a cup of coffee
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surprisingly
- adverb in a surprising manner
- he was surprisingly friendly
- adverb in an amazing manner; to everyone's surprise
amazingly; astonishingly.
- amazingly, he finished medical school in three years
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thyself
An emphasized form of the personal pronoun of the second person; -- used as a subject commonly with thou; as, thou thyself shalt go; that is, thou shalt go, and no other. It is sometimes used, especially in the predicate, without thou, and in the nominative as well as in the objective case. Thyself shalt see the act. Shak.
Ere I do thee, thou to thyself wast cruel. Milton.
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perspective
- noun a way of regarding situations or topics etc.
position; view.
- consider what follows from the positivist view
- noun the appearance of things relative to one another as determined by their distance from the viewer
linear perspective.
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strangely
- adverb in a strange manner
queerly; funnily; oddly.
- a queerly inscribed sheet of paper
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occasionally
- adverb now and then or here and there
on occasion; once in a while; now and again; now and then; at times; from time to time.
- he was arrogant and occasionally callous
- open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees
- they visit New York on occasion
- now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us
- as we drove along, the beautiful scenery now and then attracted his attention
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sensibly
- adverb with good sense or in a reasonable or intelligent manner
reasonably; sanely.
- he acted sensibly in the crisis
- speak more sanely about these affairs
- acted quite reasonably
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through
- adjective satellite having finished or arrived at completion
done; through with.
- certain to make history before he's done
- it's a done deed
- after the treatment, the patient is through except for follow-up
- almost through with his studies
- adjective satellite (of a route or journey etc.) continuing without requiring stops or changes
- a through street
- a through bus
- through traffic
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perpetually
- adverb everlastingly; for all time
- rays...streaming perpetually from the sun"- Stuart Chase
- adverb without interruption
incessantly; always; forever; constantly.
- the world is constantly changing
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twice
- adverb two times
- adverb to double the degree
double; doubly.
- she was doubly rewarded
- his eyes were double bright
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breeze
- noun a slight wind (usually refreshing)
air; zephyr; gentle wind.
- the breeze was cooled by the lake
- as he waited he could feel the air on his neck
- noun any undertaking that is easy to do
picnic; walkover; duck soup; piece of cake; child's play; cinch; snap; pushover.
- marketing this product will be no picnic
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before
- adverb earlier in time; previously
earlier.
- I had known her before
- as I said before
- he called me the day before but your call had come even earlier
- her parents had died four years earlier
- I mentioned that problem earlier
- adverb at or in the front
in front; ahead.
- I see the lights of a town ahead
- the road ahead is foggy
- staring straight ahead
- we couldn't see over the heads of the people in front
- with the cross of Jesus marching on before
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glance
- noun a quick look
coup d'oeil; glimpse.
- verb throw a glance at; take a brief look at
peek; glint.
- She only glanced at the paper
- I only peeked--I didn't see anything interesting
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agreeably
- adverb in an enjoyable manner
enjoyably; pleasantly.
- we spent a pleasantly lazy afternoon
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version
- noun an interpretation of a matter from a particular viewpoint
- his version of the fight was different from mine
- noun something a little different from others of the same type
edition; variant; variation.
- an experimental version of the night fighter
- a variant of the same word
- an emery wheel is the modern variation of a grindstone
- the boy is a younger edition of his father
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feel
- noun an intuitive awareness;
- he has a feel for animals" or "it's easy when you get the feel of it
- noun the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
flavour; look; tone; flavor; feeling; smell; spirit.
- the feel of the city excited him
- a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting
- it had the smell of treason
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during
In the time of; as long as the action or existence of; as, during life; during the space of a year.
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each
- adjective satellite (used of count nouns) every one considered individually
- each person is mortal
- each party is welcome
- adverb to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)
from each one; for each one; to each one; apiece.
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once
- adverb on one occasion
one time; in one case.
- adverb as soon as
- once we are home, we can rest
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vitality
- noun an energetic style
verve.
- noun a healthy capacity for vigorous activity
energy; vim.
- jogging works off my excess energy
- he seemed full of vim and vigor
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thoroughly
- adverb in an exhaustive manner
exhaustively.
- we searched the files thoroughly
- adverb completely and absolutely (`good' is sometimes used informally for `thoroughly')
good; soundly.
- he was soundly defeated
- we beat him good
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tomorrow
- noun the day after today
- what are our tasks for tomorrow?
- noun the near future
- tomorrow's world
- everyone hopes for a better tomorrow
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unspeakably
- adverb to an inexpressible degree
unutterably; indescribably; ineffably.
- she was looking very young tonight, and, as usual, indescribably beautiful, in a simple strapless dress of a green and white silky cotton
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display
- noun something intended to communicate a particular impression
show.
- made a display of strength
- a show of impatience
- a good show of looking interested
- noun something shown to the public
exhibit; showing.
- the museum had many exhibits of oriental art
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somewhat
- adverb to a small degree or extent
slightly; more or less.
- his arguments were somewhat self-contradictory
- the children argued because one slice of cake was slightly larger than the other
- adverb to a moderately sufficient extent or degree
fairly; pretty; passably; reasonably; moderately; jolly; middling.
- pretty big
- pretty bad
- jolly decent of him
- the shoes are priced reasonably
- he is fairly clever with computers
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sensibility
- noun mental responsiveness and awareness
aesthesia; esthesia.
- noun refined sensitivity to pleasurable or painful impressions
- cruelty offended his sensibility
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awakening
- noun the act of waking
waking up; wakening.
- it was an early awakening
- it was the waking up he hated most
- verb cause to become awake or conscious
awaken; waken; arouse; wake; rouse; wake up.
- He was roused by the drunken men in the street
- Please wake me at 6 AM.
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awareness
- noun having knowledge of
cognisance; knowingness; consciousness; cognizance.
- he had no awareness of his mistakes
- his sudden consciousness of the problem he faced
- their intelligence and general knowingness was impressive
- noun state of elementary or undifferentiated consciousness
sentience.
- the crash intruded on his awareness
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totally
- adverb to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (`whole' is often used informally for `wholly')
all; whole; wholly; completely; altogether; entirely.
- he was wholly convinced
- entirely satisfied with the meal
- it was completely different from what we expected
- was completely at fault
- a totally new situation
- the directions were all wrong
- it was not altogether her fault
- an altogether new approach
- a whole new idea
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countenance
- noun the appearance conveyed by a person's face
visage.
- a pleasant countenance
- a stern visage
- noun formal and explicit approval
sanction; indorsement; endorsement; imprimatur; warrant.
- a Democrat usually gets the union's endorsement
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