used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It has been nearly a whole year since I have written in this book of mine.
agedadjectiveUS /eɪdʒd/
advanced in years; (“aged” is pronounced as two syllables)
From this reading I've aged dreadfully.
(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 I've been disillusioned of all the hopes and dreams I ever had in my life.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I've been too discouraged and heart-sick even to drag myself up here into my cupola.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I've skipped that happy period called girlhood, skipped it entirely, and I had hoped _awfully_ to go to at least one college football game before I was grey.
awfullyadverbUS /ˈɑːfli/
used as intensifiers
From this reading I've skipped that happy period called girlhood, skipped it entirely, and I had hoped _awfully_ to go to at least one college football game before I was grey.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It has been nearly a whole year since I have written in this book of mine.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I've skipped that happy period called girlhood, skipped it entirely, and I had hoped _awfully_ to go to at least one college football game before I was grey.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading It has been nearly a whole year since I have written in this book of mine.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I've skipped that happy period called girlhood, skipped it entirely, and I had hoped _awfully_ to go to at least one college football game before I was grey.
the body of faculty and students of a college
From this reading I've skipped that happy period called girlhood, skipped it entirely, and I had hoped _awfully_ to go to at least one college football game before I was grey.
cupolanounUS /kəˈpoʊlə/
a vertical cylindrical furnace for melting iron for casting
From this reading I've been too discouraged and heart-sick even to drag myself up here into my cupola.
discouragedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskɜːrədʒd/
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading I've been too discouraged and heart-sick even to drag myself up here into my cupola.
disillusionedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsɪˈluːʒənd/
freed from illusion
From this reading I've been disillusioned of all the hopes and dreams I ever had in my life.
dragverbUS /dræɡ/
pull, as against a resistance
From this reading I've been too discouraged and heart-sick even to drag myself up here into my cupola.
dreadfullyadverbUS /ˈdredfəli/
of a dreadful kind
From this reading I've aged dreadfully.
plural of “dream” — a series of mental images and emotions occurring during sleep
From this reading I've been disillusioned of all the hopes and dreams I ever had in my life.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading I've skipped that happy period called girlhood, skipped it entirely, and I had hoped _awfully_ to go to at least one college football game before I was grey.
divisible by two
From this reading I've been too discouraged and heart-sick even to drag myself up here into my cupola.
at any time
From this reading I've been disillusioned of all the hopes and dreams I ever had in my life.
footballnounUS /ˈfʊtbɔːl/
any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
From this reading I've skipped that happy period called girlhood, skipped it entirely, and I had hoped _awfully_ to go to at least one college football game before I was grey.
a contest with rules to determine a winner
From this reading I've skipped that happy period called girlhood, skipped it entirely, and I had hoped _awfully_ to go to at least one college football game before I was grey.
girlhoodnounUS /ˈɡɜːrlhʊd/
the childhood of a girl
From this reading I've skipped that happy period called girlhood, skipped it entirely, and I had hoped _awfully_ to go to at least one college football game before I was grey.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I've skipped that happy period called girlhood, skipped it entirely, and I had hoped _awfully_ to go to at least one college football game before I was grey.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading I've skipped that happy period called girlhood, skipped it entirely, and I had hoped _awfully_ to go to at least one college football game before I was grey.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I've been disillusioned of all the hopes and dreams I ever had in my life.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I've skipped that happy period called girlhood, skipped it entirely, and I had hoped _awfully_ to go to at least one college football game before I was grey.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It has been nearly a whole year since I have written in this book of mine.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It has been nearly a whole year since I have written in this book of mine.
heart-sick
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From this reading I've been too discouraged and heart-sick even to drag myself up here into my cupola.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I've been too discouraged and heart-sick even to drag myself up here into my cupola.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading I've skipped that happy period called girlhood, skipped it entirely, and I had hoped _awfully_ to go to at least one college football game before I was grey.
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I've been disillusioned of all the hopes and dreams I ever had in my life.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It has been nearly a whole year since I have written in this book of mine.
I've
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From this reading I've been too discouraged and heart-sick even to drag myself up here into my cupola.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It has been nearly a whole year since I have written in this book of mine.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I've been too discouraged and heart-sick even to drag myself up here into my cupola.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It has been nearly a whole year since I have written in this book of mine.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading I've skipped that happy period called girlhood, skipped it entirely, and I had hoped _awfully_ to go to at least one college football game before I was grey.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I've been disillusioned of all the hopes and dreams I ever had in my life.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It has been nearly a whole year since I have written in this book of mine.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I've been too discouraged and heart-sick even to drag myself up here into my cupola.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I've been too discouraged and heart-sick even to drag myself up here into my cupola.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading It has been nearly a whole year since I have written in this book of mine.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It has been nearly a whole year since I have written in this book of mine.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I've skipped that happy period called girlhood, skipped it entirely, and I had hoped _awfully_ to go to at least one college football game before I was grey.
an amount of time
From this reading I've skipped that happy period called girlhood, skipped it entirely, and I had hoped _awfully_ to go to at least one college football game before I was grey.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It has been nearly a whole year since I have written in this book of mine.
skippedverbUS /skɪpt/
inflected form of “skip” — bypass
From this reading I've skipped that happy period called girlhood, skipped it entirely, and I had hoped _awfully_ to go to at least one college football game before I was grey.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I've skipped that happy period called girlhood, skipped it entirely, and I had hoped _awfully_ to go to at least one college football game before I was grey.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I've been disillusioned of all the hopes and dreams I ever had in my life.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It has been nearly a whole year since I have written in this book of mine.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I've been too discouraged and heart-sick even to drag myself up here into my cupola.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading I've been too discouraged and heart-sick even to drag myself up here into my cupola.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I've been too discouraged and heart-sick even to drag myself up here into my cupola.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I've skipped that happy period called girlhood, skipped it entirely, and I had hoped _awfully_ to go to at least one college football game before I was grey.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading It has been nearly a whole year since I have written in this book of mine.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading It has been nearly a whole year since I have written in this book of mine.
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading It has been nearly a whole year since I have written in this book of mine.
