aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Nino wrote often, and seemed very much excited about the disappearance of the contessina, but what could I do?
acted upon; influenced
From this reading His tall thin figure and bright eyes got into my dreams and haunted me, so that I thought my nerves were affected.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Benoni had made an impression on me that nothing could efface.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His tall thin figure and bright eyes got into my dreams and haunted me, so that I thought my nerves were affected.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading I asked everyone I knew, and nobody had heard of them, so that at last I quite gave it over, and wrote to tell him so.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
barley-water
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From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
Benoni
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From this reading Benoni had made an impression on me that nothing could efface.
bledverbUS /bled/
inflected form of “bleed” — lose blood from one's body
From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
emitting or reflecting light readily or in large amounts
From this reading His tall thin figure and bright eyes got into my dreams and haunted me, so that I thought my nerves were affected.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
contessina
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From this reading Nino wrote often, and seemed very much excited about the disappearance of the contessina, but what could I do?
coolingnounUS /ˈkuːlɪŋ/
the process of becoming cooler; a falling temperature
From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Benoni had made an impression on me that nothing could efface.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
disappearancenounUS /ˌdɪsəˈpɪrəns/
the act of leaving secretly or without explanation
From this reading Nino wrote often, and seemed very much excited about the disappearance of the contessina, but what could I do?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Nino wrote often, and seemed very much excited about the disappearance of the contessina, but what could I do?
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading His tall thin figure and bright eyes got into my dreams and haunted me, so that I thought my nerves were affected.
the act of consuming food
From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
effaceverbUS /ɪˈfeɪs/
remove completely from recognition or memory
From this reading Benoni had made an impression on me that nothing could efface.
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
else
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From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
every person
From this reading I asked everyone I knew, and nobody had heard of them, so that at last I quite gave it over, and wrote to tell him so.
(of persons) excessively affected by emotion
From this reading Nino wrote often, and seemed very much excited about the disappearance of the contessina, but what could I do?
opinion or judgment
From this reading His tall thin figure and bright eyes got into my dreams and haunted me, so that I thought my nerves were affected.
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading His tall thin figure and bright eyes got into my dreams and haunted me, so that I thought my nerves were affected.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading His tall thin figure and bright eyes got into my dreams and haunted me, so that I thought my nerves were affected.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Benoni had made an impression on me that nothing could efface.
hauntedadjectiveUS /ˈhɔːntɪd/
having or showing excessive or compulsive concern with something
From this reading His tall thin figure and bright eyes got into my dreams and haunted me, so that I thought my nerves were affected.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I asked everyone I knew, and nobody had heard of them, so that at last I quite gave it over, and wrote to tell him so.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I asked everyone I knew, and nobody had heard of them, so that at last I quite gave it over, and wrote to tell him so.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His tall thin figure and bright eyes got into my dreams and haunted me, so that I thought my nerves were affected.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading His tall thin figure and bright eyes got into my dreams and haunted me, so that I thought my nerves were affected.
a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
From this reading Benoni had made an impression on me that nothing could efface.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading His tall thin figure and bright eyes got into my dreams and haunted me, so that I thought my nerves were affected.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I asked everyone I knew, and nobody had heard of them, so that at last I quite gave it over, and wrote to tell him so.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I asked everyone I knew, and nobody had heard of them, so that at last I quite gave it over, and wrote to tell him so.
immediately past
From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Benoni had made an impression on me that nothing could efface.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Benoni had made an impression on me that nothing could efface.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Nino wrote often, and seemed very much excited about the disappearance of the contessina, but what could I do?
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading His tall thin figure and bright eyes got into my dreams and haunted me, so that I thought my nerves were affected.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading His tall thin figure and bright eyes got into my dreams and haunted me, so that I thought my nerves were affected.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
Nino
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From this reading Nino wrote often, and seemed very much excited about the disappearance of the contessina, but what could I do?
no person; not anyone
From this reading I asked everyone I knew, and nobody had heard of them, so that at last I quite gave it over, and wrote to tell him so.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Benoni had made an impression on me that nothing could efface.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
many times at short intervals
From this reading Nino wrote often, and seemed very much excited about the disappearance of the contessina, but what could I do?
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Benoni had made an impression on me that nothing could efface.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I asked everyone I knew, and nobody had heard of them, so that at last I quite gave it over, and wrote to tell him so.
perceptibleadjectiveUS /pərˈseptəbəl/
capable of being perceived by the mind or senses
From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading I asked everyone I knew, and nobody had heard of them, so that at last I quite gave it over, and wrote to tell him so.
saladnounUS /ˈsæləd/
food mixtures either arranged on a plate or tossed and served with a moist dressing; usually consisting of or including greens
From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Nino wrote often, and seemed very much excited about the disappearance of the contessina, but what could I do?
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading His tall thin figure and bright eyes got into my dreams and haunted me, so that I thought my nerves were affected.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading His tall thin figure and bright eyes got into my dreams and haunted me, so that I thought my nerves were affected.
express in words
From this reading I asked everyone I knew, and nobody had heard of them, so that at last I quite gave it over, and wrote to tell him so.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Benoni had made an impression on me that nothing could efface.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Nino wrote often, and seemed very much excited about the disappearance of the contessina, but what could I do?
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I asked everyone I knew, and nobody had heard of them, so that at last I quite gave it over, and wrote to tell him so.
Having little thickness or extent.
From this reading His tall thin figure and bright eyes got into my dreams and haunted me, so that I thought my nerves were affected.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading His tall thin figure and bright eyes got into my dreams and haunted me, so that I thought my nerves were affected.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I asked everyone I knew, and nobody had heard of them, so that at last I quite gave it over, and wrote to tell him so.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
precisely as stated
From this reading Nino wrote often, and seemed very much excited about the disappearance of the contessina, but what could I do?
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading His tall thin figure and bright eyes got into my dreams and haunted me, so that I thought my nerves were affected.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Nino wrote often, and seemed very much excited about the disappearance of the contessina, but what could I do?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading For several days I could think of nothing else, and at last had myself bled, and took some cooling barley-water, and gave up eating salad at night, but without any perceptible effect.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading Nino wrote often, and seemed very much excited about the disappearance of the contessina, but what could I do?
