used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading So I jump to a day in June, after I had been living in the little house on Mountain Brook some seven months.
adoptedadjectiveUS /əˈdɑːptɪd/
acquired as your own by free choice
From this reading In desperation, for I wish to push on, I have adopted the measure of giving but an outline of my personal history covering two years.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading So I jump to a day in June, after I had been living in the little house on Mountain Brook some seven months.
anew
From this reading During this time I had been to Miller's Falls but once with my uncle, but so insolently was I stared at that I did not care to withstand again the ordeal of pointed fingers and the whispered conversations of the curious.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading In desperation, for I wish to push on, I have adopted the measure of giving but an outline of my personal history covering two years.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading During this time I had been to Miller's Falls but once with my uncle, but so insolently was I stared at that I did not care to withstand again the ordeal of pointed fingers and the whispered conversations of the curious.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading During this time I had been to Miller's Falls but once with my uncle, but so insolently was I stared at that I did not care to withstand again the ordeal of pointed fingers and the whispered conversations of the curious.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Now behold the third attempt that I have made to condense this part of my narrative.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading So I jump to a day in June, after I had been living in the little house on Mountain Brook some seven months.
see with attention
From this reading Now behold the third attempt that I have made to condense this part of my narrative.
BrooknounUS /brʊk/
a natural stream of water smaller than a river (and often a tributary of a river)
From this reading So I jump to a day in June, after I had been living in the little house on Mountain Brook some seven months.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading In desperation, for I wish to push on, I have adopted the measure of giving but an outline of my personal history covering two years.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading During this time I had been to Miller's Falls but once with my uncle, but so insolently was I stared at that I did not care to withstand again the ordeal of pointed fingers and the whispered conversations of the curious.
condenseverbUS /kənˈdens/
undergo condensation; change from a gaseous to a liquid state and fall in drops
From this reading Now behold the third attempt that I have made to condense this part of my narrative.
conversationsnounUS /ˌkɑːnvərˈseɪʃənz/
plural of “conversation” — the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading During this time I had been to Miller's Falls but once with my uncle, but so insolently was I stared at that I did not care to withstand again the ordeal of pointed fingers and the whispered conversations of the curious.
coveringnounUS /ˈkʌvərɪŋ/
a natural object that covers or envelops
From this reading In desperation, for I wish to push on, I have adopted the measure of giving but an outline of my personal history covering two years.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading During this time I had been to Miller's Falls but once with my uncle, but so insolently was I stared at that I did not care to withstand again the ordeal of pointed fingers and the whispered conversations of the curious.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading So I jump to a day in June, after I had been living in the little house on Mountain Brook some seven months.
desperationnounUS /ˌdespərˈeɪʃən/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading In desperation, for I wish to push on, I have adopted the measure of giving but an outline of my personal history covering two years.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading During this time I had been to Miller's Falls but once with my uncle, but so insolently was I stared at that I did not care to withstand again the ordeal of pointed fingers and the whispered conversations of the curious.
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading During this time I had been to Miller's Falls but once with my uncle, but so insolently was I stared at that I did not care to withstand again the ordeal of pointed fingers and the whispered conversations of the curious.
the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
From this reading During this time I had been to Miller's Falls but once with my uncle, but so insolently was I stared at that I did not care to withstand again the ordeal of pointed fingers and the whispered conversations of the curious.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading During this time I had been to Miller's Falls but once with my uncle, but so insolently was I stared at that I did not care to withstand again the ordeal of pointed fingers and the whispered conversations of the curious.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading In desperation, for I wish to push on, I have adopted the measure of giving but an outline of my personal history covering two years.
the act of giving
From this reading In desperation, for I wish to push on, I have adopted the measure of giving but an outline of my personal history covering two years.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading So I jump to a day in June, after I had been living in the little house on Mountain Brook some seven months.
HARDSHIPSnounUS /ˈhɑːrdʃɪps/
plural of “hardship” — a state of misfortune or affliction
From this reading HARDSHIPS.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Now behold the third attempt that I have made to condense this part of my narrative.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading In desperation, for I wish to push on, I have adopted the measure of giving but an outline of my personal history covering two years.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading So I jump to a day in June, after I had been living in the little house on Mountain Brook some seven months.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Now behold the third attempt that I have made to condense this part of my narrative.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading In desperation, for I wish to push on, I have adopted the measure of giving but an outline of my personal history covering two years.
insolentlyadverb
in an insolent manner
From this reading During this time I had been to Miller's Falls but once with my uncle, but so insolently was I stared at that I did not care to withstand again the ordeal of pointed fingers and the whispered conversations of the curious.
move forward by leaps and bounds
From this reading So I jump to a day in June, after I had been living in the little house on Mountain Brook some seven months.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading So I jump to a day in June, after I had been living in the little house on Mountain Brook some seven months.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading So I jump to a day in June, after I had been living in the little house on Mountain Brook some seven months.
the experience of being alive; the course of human events and activities
From this reading So I jump to a day in June, after I had been living in the little house on Mountain Brook some seven months.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Now behold the third attempt that I have made to condense this part of my narrative.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading In desperation, for I wish to push on, I have adopted the measure of giving but an outline of my personal history covering two years.
Miller'snounUS /ˈmɪlərz/
possessive form of “miller” — United States bandleader of a popular big band (1909-1944)
From this reading During this time I had been to Miller's Falls but once with my uncle, but so insolently was I stared at that I did not care to withstand again the ordeal of pointed fingers and the whispered conversations of the curious.
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading So I jump to a day in June, after I had been living in the little house on Mountain Brook some seven months.
a land mass that projects well above its surroundings; higher than a hill
From this reading So I jump to a day in June, after I had been living in the little house on Mountain Brook some seven months.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Now behold the third attempt that I have made to condense this part of my narrative.
narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading Now behold the third attempt that I have made to condense this part of my narrative.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading During this time I had been to Miller's Falls but once with my uncle, but so insolently was I stared at that I did not care to withstand again the ordeal of pointed fingers and the whispered conversations of the curious.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading Now behold the third attempt that I have made to condense this part of my narrative.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Now behold the third attempt that I have made to condense this part of my narrative.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading In desperation, for I wish to push on, I have adopted the measure of giving but an outline of my personal history covering two years.
on one occasion
From this reading During this time I had been to Miller's Falls but once with my uncle, but so insolently was I stared at that I did not care to withstand again the ordeal of pointed fingers and the whispered conversations of the curious.
ordealnounUS /ɔːrˈdiːl/
a severe or trying experience
From this reading During this time I had been to Miller's Falls but once with my uncle, but so insolently was I stared at that I did not care to withstand again the ordeal of pointed fingers and the whispered conversations of the curious.
outlinenounUS /ˈaʊtlaɪn/
the line that appears to bound an object
From this reading In desperation, for I wish to push on, I have adopted the measure of giving but an outline of my personal history covering two years.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading Now behold the third attempt that I have made to condense this part of my narrative.
concerning or affecting a particular person or his or her private life and personality
From this reading In desperation, for I wish to push on, I have adopted the measure of giving but an outline of my personal history covering two years.
having a point
From this reading During this time I had been to Miller's Falls but once with my uncle, but so insolently was I stared at that I did not care to withstand again the ordeal of pointed fingers and the whispered conversations of the curious.
pushverbUS /pʊʃ/
move with force
From this reading In desperation, for I wish to push on, I have adopted the measure of giving but an outline of my personal history covering two years.
the cardinal number that is the sum of six and one
From this reading So I jump to a day in June, after I had been living in the little house on Mountain Brook some seven months.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I jump to a day in June, after I had been living in the little house on Mountain Brook some seven months.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading So I jump to a day in June, after I had been living in the little house on Mountain Brook some seven months.
past form of “stare” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading During this time I had been to Miller's Falls but once with my uncle, but so insolently was I stared at that I did not care to withstand again the ordeal of pointed fingers and the whispered conversations of the curious.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Now behold the third attempt that I have made to condense this part of my narrative.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Now behold the third attempt that I have made to condense this part of my narrative.
one of three equal parts of a divisible whole
From this reading Now behold the third attempt that I have made to condense this part of my narrative.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Now behold the third attempt that I have made to condense this part of my narrative.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading During this time I had been to Miller's Falls but once with my uncle, but so insolently was I stared at that I did not care to withstand again the ordeal of pointed fingers and the whispered conversations of the curious.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Now behold the third attempt that I have made to condense this part of my narrative.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading In desperation, for I wish to push on, I have adopted the measure of giving but an outline of my personal history covering two years.
the brother of your father or mother; the husband of your aunt
From this reading During this time I had been to Miller's Falls but once with my uncle, but so insolently was I stared at that I did not care to withstand again the ordeal of pointed fingers and the whispered conversations of the curious.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading During this time I had been to Miller's Falls but once with my uncle, but so insolently was I stared at that I did not care to withstand again the ordeal of pointed fingers and the whispered conversations of the curious.
spoken in soft hushed tones without vibrations of the vocal cords
From this reading During this time I had been to Miller's Falls but once with my uncle, but so insolently was I stared at that I did not care to withstand again the ordeal of pointed fingers and the whispered conversations of the curious.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading In desperation, for I wish to push on, I have adopted the measure of giving but an outline of my personal history covering two years.
in the company of; together with
From this reading During this time I had been to Miller's Falls but once with my uncle, but so insolently was I stared at that I did not care to withstand again the ordeal of pointed fingers and the whispered conversations of the curious.
withstandverbUS /wɪθˈstænd/
resist or confront with resistance
From this reading During this time I had been to Miller's Falls but once with my uncle, but so insolently was I stared at that I did not care to withstand again the ordeal of pointed fingers and the whispered conversations of the curious.
a late time of life
From this reading In desperation, for I wish to push on, I have adopted the measure of giving but an outline of my personal history covering two years.
