afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading Now, I am brought face to face with reality; I must go; can I leave her behind?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I no longer looked forward; I lived only in the present, and thought only of when and where I could see her.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Thus it has been until this morning, when the orders came.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading Now, I am brought face to face with reality; I must go; can I leave her behind?
broughtverbUS /brɔːt/
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Now, I am brought face to face with reality; I must go; can I leave her behind?
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Thus it has been until this morning, when the orders came.
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Now, I am brought face to face with reality; I must go; can I leave her behind?
canoenounUS /kəˈnuː/
small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I no longer looked forward; I lived only in the present, and thought only of when and where I could see her.
degradingadjectiveUS /dɪˈɡreɪdɪŋ/
harmful to the mind or morals
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Now, I am brought face to face with reality; I must go; can I leave her behind?
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For hours I have been wandering in the woods.
forwardadverbUS /ˈfɔːrwərd/
at or to or toward the front
From this reading I no longer looked forward; I lived only in the present, and thought only of when and where I could see her.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Now, I am brought face to face with reality; I must go; can I leave her behind?
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thus it has been until this morning, when the orders came.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading For hours I have been wandering in the woods.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thus it has been until this morning, when the orders came.
leaveverbUS /liːv/
go away from a place
From this reading Now, I am brought face to face with reality; I must go; can I leave her behind?
livedverbUS /lɪvd/
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading I no longer looked forward; I lived only in the present, and thought only of when and where I could see her.
longeradverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡər/
for more time
From this reading I no longer looked forward; I lived only in the present, and thought only of when and where I could see her.
lookedverbUS /lʊkt/
past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading I no longer looked forward; I lived only in the present, and thought only of when and where I could see her.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
meetverbUS /miːt/
come together
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Thus it has been until this morning, when the orders came.
mustmodal verbUS /mʌst/
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Now, I am brought face to face with reality; I must go; can I leave her behind?
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I no longer looked forward; I lived only in the present, and thought only of when and where I could see her.
NowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now, I am brought face to face with reality; I must go; can I leave her behind?
OnounUS /oʊ/
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading I no longer looked forward; I lived only in the present, and thought only of when and where I could see her.
ordersnounUS /ˈɔːrdərz/
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Thus it has been until this morning, when the orders came.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
paidadjectiveUS /peɪd/
marked by the reception of pay
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
planverbUS /plæn/
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I no longer looked forward; I lived only in the present, and thought only of when and where I could see her.
pretencenoun
a false or unsupportable quality
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
realitynounUS /ˌriːˈælətiː/
all of your experiences that determine how things appear to you
From this reading Now, I am brought face to face with reality; I must go; can I leave her behind?
seeverbUS /siː/
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading I no longer looked forward; I lived only in the present, and thought only of when and where I could see her.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
SinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Thus it has been until this morning, when the orders came.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
ThusadverbUS /ðʌs/
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading Thus it has been until this morning, when the orders came.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading 'Since then I have often seen her; I have made plan after plan to meet her; I have--O degrading thought!--paid her to take me out in her canoe, under the pretence of fishing.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading Thus it has been until this morning, when the orders came.
wanderingadjectiveUS /ˈwɑːndərɪŋ/
migratory
From this reading For hours I have been wandering in the woods.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading I no longer looked forward; I lived only in the present, and thought only of when and where I could see her.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I no longer looked forward; I lived only in the present, and thought only of when and where I could see her.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Now, I am brought face to face with reality; I must go; can I leave her behind?
woodsnounUS /wʊdz/
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
From this reading For hours I have been wandering in the woods.
