16
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From this reading At Gaspereau Lower Ford On the following day, being Tuesday, November 16, 1855, and my twenty-seventh birthday, I went down to Grand Pré.
1855
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From this reading At Gaspereau Lower Ford On the following day, being Tuesday, November 16, 1855, and my twenty-seventh birthday, I went down to Grand Pré.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Right here, it seemed to me, was a very knife-edge of a day, which should sever and allot to me for all the future my part of joy or ruin.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I am thus precise about the date, for I felt as I set forth that the issues of life and death hung upon my going.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading Surely, thought I,—to justify my expectation of colossal events,—I have not lain these long months dead, that action, once more started, should dribble like a spent stream.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Right here, it seemed to me, was a very knife-edge of a day, which should sever and allot to me for all the future my part of joy or ruin.
allotverbUS /əˈlɑːt/
give out
From this reading Right here, it seemed to me, was a very knife-edge of a day, which should sever and allot to me for all the future my part of joy or ruin.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am thus precise about the date, for I felt as I set forth that the issues of life and death hung upon my going.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At Gaspereau Lower Ford On the following day, being Tuesday, November 16, 1855, and my twenty-seventh birthday, I went down to Grand Pré.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I am thus precise about the date, for I felt as I set forth that the issues of life and death hung upon my going.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At Gaspereau Lower Ford On the following day, being Tuesday, November 16, 1855, and my twenty-seventh birthday, I went down to Grand Pré.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading At Gaspereau Lower Ford On the following day, being Tuesday, November 16, 1855, and my twenty-seventh birthday, I went down to Grand Pré.
birthdaynounUS /ˈbɜːrθdeɪ/
an anniversary of the day on which a person was born (or the celebration of it)
From this reading At Gaspereau Lower Ford On the following day, being Tuesday, November 16, 1855, and my twenty-seventh birthday, I went down to Grand Pré.
exercising caution or showing care or attention
From this reading Therefore I went, like a careful strategist, equipped with all the knowledge Grûl could give.
colossaladjectiveUS /kəˈlɑːsəl/
so great in size or force or extent as to elicit awe
From this reading Surely, thought I,—to justify my expectation of colossal events,—I have not lain these long months dead, that action, once more started, should dribble like a spent stream.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Therefore I went, like a careful strategist, equipped with all the knowledge Grûl could give.
the specified day of the month
From this reading I am thus precise about the date, for I felt as I set forth that the issues of life and death hung upon my going.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading At Gaspereau Lower Ford On the following day, being Tuesday, November 16, 1855, and my twenty-seventh birthday, I went down to Grand Pré.
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading Surely, thought I,—to justify my expectation of colossal events,—I have not lain these long months dead, that action, once more started, should dribble like a spent stream.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading I am thus precise about the date, for I felt as I set forth that the issues of life and death hung upon my going.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading At Gaspereau Lower Ford On the following day, being Tuesday, November 16, 1855, and my twenty-seventh birthday, I went down to Grand Pré.
dribbleverbUS /ˈdrɪbəl/
run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream
From this reading Surely, thought I,—to justify my expectation of colossal events,—I have not lain these long months dead, that action, once more started, should dribble like a spent stream.
equippedadjectiveUS /ɪˈkwɪpt/
provided or fitted out with what is necessary or useful or appropriate
From this reading Therefore I went, like a careful strategist, equipped with all the knowledge Grûl could give.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading Surely, thought I,—to justify my expectation of colossal events,—I have not lain these long months dead, that action, once more started, should dribble like a spent stream.
expectationnounUS /ˌekspekˈteɪʃən/
belief about (or mental picture of) the future
From this reading Surely, thought I,—to justify my expectation of colossal events,—I have not lain these long months dead, that action, once more started, should dribble like a spent stream.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I am thus precise about the date, for I felt as I set forth that the issues of life and death hung upon my going.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading At Gaspereau Lower Ford On the following day, being Tuesday, November 16, 1855, and my twenty-seventh birthday, I went down to Grand Pré.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am thus precise about the date, for I felt as I set forth that the issues of life and death hung upon my going.
FordnounUS /fɔːrd/
United States film maker (1896-1973)
From this reading At Gaspereau Lower Ford On the following day, being Tuesday, November 16, 1855, and my twenty-seventh birthday, I went down to Grand Pré.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I am thus precise about the date, for I felt as I set forth that the issues of life and death hung upon my going.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Right here, it seemed to me, was a very knife-edge of a day, which should sever and allot to me for all the future my part of joy or ruin.
Gaspereau
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From this reading At Gaspereau Lower Ford On the following day, being Tuesday, November 16, 1855, and my twenty-seventh birthday, I went down to Grand Pré.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Therefore I went, like a careful strategist, equipped with all the knowledge Grûl could give.
the act of departing
From this reading I am thus precise about the date, for I felt as I set forth that the issues of life and death hung upon my going.
of behavior that is impressive and ambitious in scale or scope
From this reading At Gaspereau Lower Ford On the following day, being Tuesday, November 16, 1855, and my twenty-seventh birthday, I went down to Grand Pré.
Grûl
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From this reading Therefore I went, like a careful strategist, equipped with all the knowledge Grûl could give.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Surely, thought I,—to justify my expectation of colossal events,—I have not lain these long months dead, that action, once more started, should dribble like a spent stream.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Right here, it seemed to me, was a very knife-edge of a day, which should sever and allot to me for all the future my part of joy or ruin.
inflected form of “hang” — be suspended or hanging
From this reading I am thus precise about the date, for I felt as I set forth that the issues of life and death hung upon my going.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading At Gaspereau Lower Ford On the following day, being Tuesday, November 16, 1855, and my twenty-seventh birthday, I went down to Grand Pré.
issuesnounUS /ˈɪʃuːz/
plural of “issue” — an important question that is in dispute and must be settled
From this reading I am thus precise about the date, for I felt as I set forth that the issues of life and death hung upon my going.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Right here, it seemed to me, was a very knife-edge of a day, which should sever and allot to me for all the future my part of joy or ruin.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading Right here, it seemed to me, was a very knife-edge of a day, which should sever and allot to me for all the future my part of joy or ruin.
justifyverbUS /ˈdʒʌstəfaɪ/
show to be right by providing justification or proof
From this reading Surely, thought I,—to justify my expectation of colossal events,—I have not lain these long months dead, that action, once more started, should dribble like a spent stream.
knife-edgenoun
a narrow boundary
From this reading Right here, it seemed to me, was a very knife-edge of a day, which should sever and allot to me for all the future my part of joy or ruin.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading Therefore I went, like a careful strategist, equipped with all the knowledge Grûl could give.
lainverbUS /leɪn/
inflected form of “lie” — be located or situated somewhere; occupy a certain position
From this reading Surely, thought I,—to justify my expectation of colossal events,—I have not lain these long months dead, that action, once more started, should dribble like a spent stream.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I am thus precise about the date, for I felt as I set forth that the issues of life and death hung upon my going.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Surely, thought I,—to justify my expectation of colossal events,—I have not lain these long months dead, that action, once more started, should dribble like a spent stream.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading Surely, thought I,—to justify my expectation of colossal events,—I have not lain these long months dead, that action, once more started, should dribble like a spent stream.
move something or somebody to a lower position
From this reading At Gaspereau Lower Ford On the following day, being Tuesday, November 16, 1855, and my twenty-seventh birthday, I went down to Grand Pré.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Right here, it seemed to me, was a very knife-edge of a day, which should sever and allot to me for all the future my part of joy or ruin.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Surely, thought I,—to justify my expectation of colossal events,—I have not lain these long months dead, that action, once more started, should dribble like a spent stream.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Surely, thought I,—to justify my expectation of colossal events,—I have not lain these long months dead, that action, once more started, should dribble like a spent stream.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading At Gaspereau Lower Ford On the following day, being Tuesday, November 16, 1855, and my twenty-seventh birthday, I went down to Grand Pré.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Surely, thought I,—to justify my expectation of colossal events,—I have not lain these long months dead, that action, once more started, should dribble like a spent stream.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading At Gaspereau Lower Ford On the following day, being Tuesday, November 16, 1855, and my twenty-seventh birthday, I went down to Grand Pré.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I am thus precise about the date, for I felt as I set forth that the issues of life and death hung upon my going.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading At Gaspereau Lower Ford On the following day, being Tuesday, November 16, 1855, and my twenty-seventh birthday, I went down to Grand Pré.
on one occasion
From this reading Surely, thought I,—to justify my expectation of colossal events,—I have not lain these long months dead, that action, once more started, should dribble like a spent stream.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Right here, it seemed to me, was a very knife-edge of a day, which should sever and allot to me for all the future my part of joy or ruin.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Right here, it seemed to me, was a very knife-edge of a day, which should sever and allot to me for all the future my part of joy or ruin.
preciseadjectiveUS /prɪˈsaɪs/
sharply exact or accurate or delimited
From this reading I am thus precise about the date, for I felt as I set forth that the issues of life and death hung upon my going.
Pré
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From this reading At Gaspereau Lower Ford On the following day, being Tuesday, November 16, 1855, and my twenty-seventh birthday, I went down to Grand Pré.
precisely, exactly
From this reading Right here, it seemed to me, was a very knife-edge of a day, which should sever and allot to me for all the future my part of joy or ruin.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading Right here, it seemed to me, was a very knife-edge of a day, which should sever and allot to me for all the future my part of joy or ruin.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Right here, it seemed to me, was a very knife-edge of a day, which should sever and allot to me for all the future my part of joy or ruin.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I am thus precise about the date, for I felt as I set forth that the issues of life and death hung upon my going.
seververbUS /ˈsevər/
set or keep apart
From this reading Right here, it seemed to me, was a very knife-edge of a day, which should sever and allot to me for all the future my part of joy or ruin.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Right here, it seemed to me, was a very knife-edge of a day, which should sever and allot to me for all the future my part of joy or ruin.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading Surely, thought I,—to justify my expectation of colossal events,—I have not lain these long months dead, that action, once more started, should dribble like a spent stream.
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Surely, thought I,—to justify my expectation of colossal events,—I have not lain these long months dead, that action, once more started, should dribble like a spent stream.
strategistnounUS /ˈstrætɪdʒɪst/
an expert in strategy (especially in warfare)
From this reading Therefore I went, like a careful strategist, equipped with all the knowledge Grûl could give.
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading Surely, thought I,—to justify my expectation of colossal events,—I have not lain these long months dead, that action, once more started, should dribble like a spent stream.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading Surely, thought I,—to justify my expectation of colossal events,—I have not lain these long months dead, that action, once more started, should dribble like a spent stream.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am thus precise about the date, for I felt as I set forth that the issues of life and death hung upon my going.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading At Gaspereau Lower Ford On the following day, being Tuesday, November 16, 1855, and my twenty-seventh birthday, I went down to Grand Pré.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore I went, like a careful strategist, equipped with all the knowledge Grûl could give.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading Surely, thought I,—to justify my expectation of colossal events,—I have not lain these long months dead, that action, once more started, should dribble like a spent stream.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Surely, thought I,—to justify my expectation of colossal events,—I have not lain these long months dead, that action, once more started, should dribble like a spent stream.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading I am thus precise about the date, for I felt as I set forth that the issues of life and death hung upon my going.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading At Gaspereau Lower Ford On the following day, being Tuesday, November 16, 1855, and my twenty-seventh birthday, I went down to Grand Pré.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading At Gaspereau Lower Ford On the following day, being Tuesday, November 16, 1855, and my twenty-seventh birthday, I went down to Grand Pré.
twenty-seventhadjective
coming next after the twenty-sixth in position
From this reading At Gaspereau Lower Ford On the following day, being Tuesday, November 16, 1855, and my twenty-seventh birthday, I went down to Grand Pré.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading I am thus precise about the date, for I felt as I set forth that the issues of life and death hung upon my going.
precisely as stated
From this reading Right here, it seemed to me, was a very knife-edge of a day, which should sever and allot to me for all the future my part of joy or ruin.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Right here, it seemed to me, was a very knife-edge of a day, which should sever and allot to me for all the future my part of joy or ruin.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At Gaspereau Lower Ford On the following day, being Tuesday, November 16, 1855, and my twenty-seventh birthday, I went down to Grand Pré.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Right here, it seemed to me, was a very knife-edge of a day, which should sever and allot to me for all the future my part of joy or ruin.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Therefore I went, like a careful strategist, equipped with all the knowledge Grûl could give.
