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From this reading MISANTHROPY AND REPENTANCE August 3d, Nine O'clock P.M.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
AfterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading After a long walk in the faubourgs, I returned home, sad and dispirited.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
ANDconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MISANTHROPY AND REPENTANCE August 3d, Nine O'clock P.M.
appearsverbUS /əˈpɪrz/
third-person singular of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
AugustnounUS /ˈɑːɡəst/
the month following July and preceding September
From this reading MISANTHROPY AND REPENTANCE August 3d, Nine O'clock P.M.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
chancenounUS /tʃæns/
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
coveredadjectiveUS /ˈkʌvərd/
overlaid or spread or topped with or enclosed within something; sometimes used as a combining form
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
crueltynounUS /ˈkruːlti/
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
dnounUS /diː/
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading MISANTHROPY AND REPENTANCE August 3d, Nine O'clock P.M.
darknounUS /dɑːrk/
absence of light or illumination
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
dispiritedadjectiveUS /dɪˈspɪrətɪd/
marked by low spirits; showing no enthusiasm
From this reading After a long walk in the faubourgs, I returned home, sad and dispirited.
everythingpronounUS /ˈevriθɪŋ/
all things; all of a situation
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
evilsnounUS /ˈiːvəlz/
plural of “evil” — morally objectionable behavior
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
faubourgs
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From this reading After a long walk in the faubourgs, I returned home, sad and dispirited.
fognounUS /fɑːɡ/
droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
gloomyadjectiveUS /ˈɡluːmi/
depressingly dark
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
GodnounUS /ɡɑːd/
the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading After a long walk in the faubourgs, I returned home, sad and dispirited.
humornounUS /ˈhjuːmər/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading Yesterday I was in this unhappy humor.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Yesterday I was in this unhappy humor.
improvidencenoun
a lack of prudence and care by someone in the management of resources
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
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 After a long walk in the faubourgs, I returned home, sad and dispirited.
MnounUS /em/
the basic unit of length adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites (approximately 1.094 yards)
From this reading MISANTHROPY AND REPENTANCE August 3d, Nine O'clock P.M.
MISANTHROPYnoun
hatred of mankind
From this reading MISANTHROPY AND REPENTANCE August 3d, Nine O'clock P.M.
miserynounUS /ˈmɪzəri/
a state of ill-being due to affliction or misfortune
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
NinenounUS /naɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eight and one
From this reading MISANTHROPY AND REPENTANCE August 3d, Nine O'clock P.M.
NothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
O'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading MISANTHROPY AND REPENTANCE August 3d, Nine O'clock P.M.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
PnounUS /piː/
a multivalent nonmetallic element of the nitrogen family that occurs commonly in inorganic phosphate rocks and as organic phosphates in all living cells; is highly reactive and occurs in several allotropic forms
From this reading MISANTHROPY AND REPENTANCE August 3d, Nine O'clock P.M.
placenounUS /pleɪs/
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
REPENTANCEnounUS /rɪˈpentəns/
remorse for your past conduct
From this reading MISANTHROPY AND REPENTANCE August 3d, Nine O'clock P.M.
returnedverbUS /rɪˈtɜːrnd/
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading After a long walk in the faubourgs, I returned home, sad and dispirited.
sadadjectiveUS /sæd/
experiencing or showing sorrow or unhappiness
From this reading After a long walk in the faubourgs, I returned home, sad and dispirited.
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
seemsverbUS /siːmz/
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
skynounUS /skaɪ/
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Yesterday I was in this unhappy humor.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
unhappyadjectiveUS /ənˈhæpi/
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading Yesterday I was in this unhappy humor.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
uspronounUS /ʌs/
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading After a long walk in the faubourgs, I returned home, sad and dispirited.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Yesterday I was in this unhappy humor.
wepronounUS /wiː/
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
withoutprepositionUS /wɪˈθaʊt/
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Nothing seems in its place; we see only misery, improvidence, and cruelty; the world seems without God, and given up to all the evils of chance.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading There are days when everything appears gloomy to us; the world, like the sky, is covered by a dark fog.
YesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/
the day immediately before today
From this reading Yesterday I was in this unhappy humor.
