used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thirty-five minutes earlier, and we should not have whizzed past each other in silent misery, and I might have been saved.
AriadnenounUS /ˌeriˈædni/
beautiful daughter of Minos and Pasiphae; she fell in love with Theseus and gave him the thread with which he found his way out of the Minotaur's labyrinth
From this reading NOT Ariadne passioning for Theseus’ flight ever felt such grief as mine was then.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading NOT Ariadne passioning for Theseus’ flight ever felt such grief as mine was then.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I had lost my last chance by missing that earlier train at Waterloo.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Felix must have gone back to town in one of the trains that whizzed past mine as I made the dreadful journey home.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Thirty-five minutes earlier, and we should not have whizzed past each other in silent misery, and I might have been saved.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I had lost my last chance by missing that earlier train at Waterloo.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading I had lost my last chance by missing that earlier train at Waterloo.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading If only I could have seen him!
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading Felix must have gone back to town in one of the trains that whizzed past mine as I made the dreadful journey home.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Thirty-five minutes earlier, and we should not have whizzed past each other in silent misery, and I might have been saved.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading I had lost my last chance by missing that earlier train at Waterloo.
at any time
From this reading NOT Ariadne passioning for Theseus’ flight ever felt such grief as mine was then.
Felix
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Felix must have gone back to town in one of the trains that whizzed past mine as I made the dreadful journey home.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading NOT Ariadne passioning for Theseus’ flight ever felt such grief as mine was then.
a formation of aircraft in flight
From this reading NOT Ariadne passioning for Theseus’ flight ever felt such grief as mine was then.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading NOT Ariadne passioning for Theseus’ flight ever felt such grief as mine was then.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Felix must have gone back to town in one of the trains that whizzed past mine as I made the dreadful journey home.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading NOT Ariadne passioning for Theseus’ flight ever felt such grief as mine was then.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had lost my last chance by missing that earlier train at Waterloo.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Felix must have gone back to town in one of the trains that whizzed past mine as I made the dreadful journey home.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading If only I could have seen him!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading Felix must have gone back to town in one of the trains that whizzed past mine as I made the dreadful journey home.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Felix must have gone back to town in one of the trains that whizzed past mine as I made the dreadful journey home.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading If only I could have seen him!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Felix must have gone back to town in one of the trains that whizzed past mine as I made the dreadful journey home.
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading Felix must have gone back to town in one of the trains that whizzed past mine as I made the dreadful journey home.
immediately past
From this reading I had lost my last chance by missing that earlier train at Waterloo.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading I had lost my last chance by missing that earlier train at Waterloo.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Felix must have gone back to town in one of the trains that whizzed past mine as I made the dreadful journey home.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Thirty-five minutes earlier, and we should not have whizzed past each other in silent misery, and I might have been saved.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading NOT Ariadne passioning for Theseus’ flight ever felt such grief as mine was then.
a written account of what transpired at a meeting
From this reading Thirty-five minutes earlier, and we should not have whizzed past each other in silent misery, and I might have been saved.
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading Thirty-five minutes earlier, and we should not have whizzed past each other in silent misery, and I might have been saved.
not able to be found
From this reading I had lost my last chance by missing that earlier train at Waterloo.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Felix must have gone back to town in one of the trains that whizzed past mine as I made the dreadful journey home.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I had lost my last chance by missing that earlier train at Waterloo.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading NOT Ariadne passioning for Theseus’ flight ever felt such grief as mine was then.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Felix must have gone back to town in one of the trains that whizzed past mine as I made the dreadful journey home.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Felix must have gone back to town in one of the trains that whizzed past mine as I made the dreadful journey home.
and nothing more
From this reading If only I could have seen him!
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Thirty-five minutes earlier, and we should not have whizzed past each other in silent misery, and I might have been saved.
passioning
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading NOT Ariadne passioning for Theseus’ flight ever felt such grief as mine was then.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Felix must have gone back to town in one of the trains that whizzed past mine as I made the dreadful journey home.
rescued; especially from the power and consequences of sin
From this reading Thirty-five minutes earlier, and we should not have whizzed past each other in silent misery, and I might have been saved.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading If only I could have seen him!
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Thirty-five minutes earlier, and we should not have whizzed past each other in silent misery, and I might have been saved.
marked by absence of sound
From this reading Thirty-five minutes earlier, and we should not have whizzed past each other in silent misery, and I might have been saved.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading NOT Ariadne passioning for Theseus’ flight ever felt such grief as mine was then.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Felix must have gone back to town in one of the trains that whizzed past mine as I made the dreadful journey home.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Felix must have gone back to town in one of the trains that whizzed past mine as I made the dreadful journey home.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading NOT Ariadne passioning for Theseus’ flight ever felt such grief as mine was then.
TheseusnounUS /ˈθiːziːəs/
(Greek mythology) a hero and king of Athens who was noted for his many great deeds: killed Procrustes and the Minotaur and defeated the Amazons and united Attica
From this reading NOT Ariadne passioning for Theseus’ flight ever felt such grief as mine was then.
Thirty-fiveadjectiveUS /ˈθɜːrdifaɪv/
being five more than thirty
From this reading Thirty-five minutes earlier, and we should not have whizzed past each other in silent misery, and I might have been saved.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Felix must have gone back to town in one of the trains that whizzed past mine as I made the dreadful journey home.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Felix must have gone back to town in one of the trains that whizzed past mine as I made the dreadful journey home.
create by training and teaching
From this reading I had lost my last chance by missing that earlier train at Waterloo.
trainsnounUS /treɪnz/
plural of “train” — public transport provided by a line of railway cars coupled together and drawn by a locomotive
From this reading Felix must have gone back to town in one of the trains that whizzed past mine as I made the dreadful journey home.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading NOT Ariadne passioning for Theseus’ flight ever felt such grief as mine was then.
WaterloonounUS /ˈwɔːtərluː/
a town in central Belgium where in 1815 Napoleon met his final defeat
From this reading I had lost my last chance by missing that earlier train at Waterloo.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Thirty-five minutes earlier, and we should not have whizzed past each other in silent misery, and I might have been saved.
whizzedverbUS /wɪzd/
inflected form of “whiz” — make a soft swishing sound
From this reading Felix must have gone back to town in one of the trains that whizzed past mine as I made the dreadful journey home.
