1894
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From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
anticipatedadjectiveUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪtɪd/
expected hopefully
From this reading One day I would think that everything was going on as we hoped and anticipated.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Still we wavered between despondency, idle longing, and eager energy, shifting with the winds as we drift forward to our goal or are driven back from it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Still we wavered between despondency, idle longing, and eager energy, shifting with the winds as we drift forward to our goal or are driven back from it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
awakensverbUS /əˈweɪkənz/
third-person singular of “awaken” — cause to become awake or conscious
From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Still we wavered between despondency, idle longing, and eager energy, shifting with the winds as we drift forward to our goal or are driven back from it.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading As before, I continued to brood upon the possibilities of the future and of our drift.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading Still we wavered between despondency, idle longing, and eager energy, shifting with the winds as we drift forward to our goal or are driven back from it.
boundlessadjectiveUS /ˈbaʊndləs/
seemingly boundless in amount, number, degree, or especially extent
From this reading But there it brought no change; day after day we had to gaze over the same white lifeless mass, the same white boundless ice-plains.
broodverbUS /bruːd/
think moodily or anxiously about something
From this reading As before, I continued to brood upon the possibilities of the future and of our drift.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading But there it brought no change; day after day we had to gaze over the same white lifeless mass, the same white boundless ice-plains.
buddingnounUS /ˈbʌdɪŋ/
reproduction of some unicellular organisms (such as yeasts) by growth and specialization followed by the separation by constriction of a part of the parent
From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But there it brought no change; day after day we had to gaze over the same white lifeless mass, the same white boundless ice-plains.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading But there it brought no change; day after day we had to gaze over the same white lifeless mass, the same white boundless ice-plains.
without stop or interruption
From this reading As before, I continued to brood upon the possibilities of the future and of our drift.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading But there it brought no change; day after day we had to gaze over the same white lifeless mass, the same white boundless ice-plains.
despondencynounUS /dɪˈspɑːndənsi/
feeling downcast and disheartened and hopeless
From this reading Still we wavered between despondency, idle longing, and eager energy, shifting with the winds as we drift forward to our goal or are driven back from it.
driftverbUS /drɪft/
be in motion due to some air or water current
From this reading Still we wavered between despondency, idle longing, and eager energy, shifting with the winds as we drift forward to our goal or are driven back from it.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Still we wavered between despondency, idle longing, and eager energy, shifting with the winds as we drift forward to our goal or are driven back from it.
eageradjectiveUS /ˈiːɡər/
having or showing keen interest or intense desire or impatient expectancy
From this reading Still we wavered between despondency, idle longing, and eager energy, shifting with the winds as we drift forward to our goal or are driven back from it.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading Still we wavered between despondency, idle longing, and eager energy, shifting with the winds as we drift forward to our goal or are driven back from it.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading One day I would think that everything was going on as we hoped and anticipated.
at or to or toward the front
From this reading Still we wavered between despondency, idle longing, and eager energy, shifting with the winds as we drift forward to our goal or are driven back from it.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Still we wavered between despondency, idle longing, and eager energy, shifting with the winds as we drift forward to our goal or are driven back from it.
yet to be or coming
From this reading As before, I continued to brood upon the possibilities of the future and of our drift.
a long fixed look
From this reading But there it brought no change; day after day we had to gaze over the same white lifeless mass, the same white boundless ice-plains.
goalnounUS /ɡoʊl/
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading Still we wavered between despondency, idle longing, and eager energy, shifting with the winds as we drift forward to our goal or are driven back from it.
the act of departing
From this reading One day I would think that everything was going on as we hoped and anticipated.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But there it brought no change; day after day we had to gaze over the same white lifeless mass, the same white boundless ice-plains.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
past form of “hope” — expect and wish
From this reading One day I would think that everything was going on as we hoped and anticipated.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading As before, I continued to brood upon the possibilities of the future and of our drift.
ice-plains
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From this reading But there it brought no change; day after day we had to gaze over the same white lifeless mass, the same white boundless ice-plains.
not in action or at work
From this reading Still we wavered between despondency, idle longing, and eager energy, shifting with the winds as we drift forward to our goal or are driven back from it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading But there it brought no change; day after day we had to gaze over the same white lifeless mass, the same white boundless ice-plains.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
lifelessadjectiveUS /ˈlaɪfləs/
deprived of life; no longer living
From this reading But there it brought no change; day after day we had to gaze over the same white lifeless mass, the same white boundless ice-plains.
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 THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
prolonged unfulfilled desire or need
From this reading Still we wavered between despondency, idle longing, and eager energy, shifting with the winds as we drift forward to our goal or are driven back from it.
the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
From this reading But there it brought no change; day after day we had to gaze over the same white lifeless mass, the same white boundless ice-plains.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
not any; not one
From this reading But there it brought no change; day after day we had to gaze over the same white lifeless mass, the same white boundless ice-plains.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading One day I would think that everything was going on as we hoped and anticipated.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day I would think that everything was going on as we hoped and anticipated.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Still we wavered between despondency, idle longing, and eager energy, shifting with the winds as we drift forward to our goal or are driven back from it.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading Still we wavered between despondency, idle longing, and eager energy, shifting with the winds as we drift forward to our goal or are driven back from it.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading But there it brought no change; day after day we had to gaze over the same white lifeless mass, the same white boundless ice-plains.
possibilitiesnounUS /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiz/
plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential
From this reading As before, I continued to brood upon the possibilities of the future and of our drift.
Identical; not different.
From this reading But there it brought no change; day after day we had to gaze over the same white lifeless mass, the same white boundless ice-plains.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
shiftingadjectiveUS /ˈʃɪftɪŋ/
continuously varying
From this reading Still we wavered between despondency, idle longing, and eager energy, shifting with the winds as we drift forward to our goal or are driven back from it.
a natural and periodic state of rest during which consciousness of the world is suspended
From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
the season of growth
From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still we wavered between despondency, idle longing, and eager energy, shifting with the winds as we drift forward to our goal or are driven back from it.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading One day I would think that everything was going on as we hoped and anticipated.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
in or at that place or location
From this reading But there it brought no change; day after day we had to gaze over the same white lifeless mass, the same white boundless ice-plains.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading One day I would think that everything was going on as we hoped and anticipated.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But there it brought no change; day after day we had to gaze over the same white lifeless mass, the same white boundless ice-plains.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading As before, I continued to brood upon the possibilities of the future and of our drift.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One day I would think that everything was going on as we hoped and anticipated.
waveredverbUS /ˈweɪvərd/
past form of “waver” — pause or hold back in uncertainty or unwillingness
From this reading Still we wavered between despondency, idle longing, and eager energy, shifting with the winds as we drift forward to our goal or are driven back from it.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
at the time that
From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
a Caucasian
From this reading But there it brought no change; day after day we had to gaze over the same white lifeless mass, the same white boundless ice-plains.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading Still we wavered between despondency, idle longing, and eager energy, shifting with the winds as we drift forward to our goal or are driven back from it.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading THE SPRING AND SUMMER OF 1894 So came the season which we at home call spring, the season of joy and budding life, when Nature awakens after her long winter sleep.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Still we wavered between despondency, idle longing, and eager energy, shifting with the winds as we drift forward to our goal or are driven back from it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading One day I would think that everything was going on as we hoped and anticipated.
