AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A Lost Masterpiece The short essay on "The Improbability of the Infinite" which I was planning for you yesterday will now never be written.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Last night my brain was crammed with lofty thoughts on the subject--and for that matter, on every other subject.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Ten thousand words on any theme from Tin-tacks to Tomatoes would have been easy to me.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A Lost Masterpiece The short essay on "The Improbability of the Infinite" which I was planning for you yesterday will now never be written.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Ten thousand words on any theme from Tin-tacks to Tomatoes would have been easy to me.
brainnounUS /breɪn/
that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading Last night my brain was crammed with lofty thoughts on the subject--and for that matter, on every other subject.
crammedverbUS /kræmd/
inflected form of “cram” — crowd or pack to capacity
From this reading Last night my brain was crammed with lofty thoughts on the subject--and for that matter, on every other subject.
easyadjectiveUS /ˈiːzi/
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Ten thousand words on any theme from Tin-tacks to Tomatoes would have been easy to me.
essaynounUS /eˈseɪ/
an analytic or interpretive literary composition
From this reading A Lost Masterpiece The short essay on "The Improbability of the Infinite" which I was planning for you yesterday will now never be written.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Last night my brain was crammed with lofty thoughts on the subject--and for that matter, on every other subject.
fertileadjectiveUS /ˈfɜːrtəl/
capable of reproducing
From this reading My mind was never so fertile.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A Lost Masterpiece The short essay on "The Improbability of the Infinite" which I was planning for you yesterday will now never be written.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Ten thousand words on any theme from Tin-tacks to Tomatoes would have been easy to me.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ten thousand words on any theme from Tin-tacks to Tomatoes would have been easy to me.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A Lost Masterpiece The short essay on "The Improbability of the Infinite" which I was planning for you yesterday will now never be written.
Improbabilitynoun
the quality of being improbable
From this reading A Lost Masterpiece The short essay on "The Improbability of the Infinite" which I was planning for you yesterday will now never be written.
InfiniteadjectiveUS /ˈɪnfənət/
having no limits or boundaries in time or space or extent or magnitude
From this reading A Lost Masterpiece The short essay on "The Improbability of the Infinite" which I was planning for you yesterday will now never be written.
LastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading Last night my brain was crammed with lofty thoughts on the subject--and for that matter, on every other subject.
loftyadjectiveUS /ˈlɔːfti/
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading Last night my brain was crammed with lofty thoughts on the subject--and for that matter, on every other subject.
LostadjectiveUS /lɔːst/
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading A Lost Masterpiece The short essay on "The Improbability of the Infinite" which I was planning for you yesterday will now never be written.
MasterpiecenounUS /ˈmæstərpiːs/
the most outstanding work of a creative artist or craftsman
From this reading A Lost Masterpiece The short essay on "The Improbability of the Infinite" which I was planning for you yesterday will now never be written.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading Last night my brain was crammed with lofty thoughts on the subject--and for that matter, on every other subject.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Ten thousand words on any theme from Tin-tacks to Tomatoes would have been easy to me.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading My mind was never so fertile.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Last night my brain was crammed with lofty thoughts on the subject--and for that matter, on every other subject.
neveradverbUS /ˈnevər/
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading A Lost Masterpiece The short essay on "The Improbability of the Infinite" which I was planning for you yesterday will now never be written.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Last night my brain was crammed with lofty thoughts on the subject--and for that matter, on every other subject.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading A Lost Masterpiece The short essay on "The Improbability of the Infinite" which I was planning for you yesterday will now never be written.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A Lost Masterpiece The short essay on "The Improbability of the Infinite" which I was planning for you yesterday will now never be written.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A Lost Masterpiece The short essay on "The Improbability of the Infinite" which I was planning for you yesterday will now never be written.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Last night my brain was crammed with lofty thoughts on the subject--and for that matter, on every other subject.
planningnounUS /ˈplænɪŋ/
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading A Lost Masterpiece The short essay on "The Improbability of the Infinite" which I was planning for you yesterday will now never be written.
shortadjectiveUS /ʃɔːrt/
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading A Lost Masterpiece The short essay on "The Improbability of the Infinite" which I was planning for you yesterday will now never be written.
soconjunctionUS /soʊ/
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My mind was never so fertile.
subjectnounUS /səbˈdʒekt/
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Last night my brain was crammed with lofty thoughts on the subject--and for that matter, on every other subject.
TennounUS /ten/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Ten thousand words on any theme from Tin-tacks to Tomatoes would have been easy to me.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Last night my brain was crammed with lofty thoughts on the subject--and for that matter, on every other subject.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A Lost Masterpiece The short essay on "The Improbability of the Infinite" which I was planning for you yesterday will now never be written.
themenounUS /θiːm/
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading Ten thousand words on any theme from Tin-tacks to Tomatoes would have been easy to me.
thoughtsnounUS /θɔːts/
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Last night my brain was crammed with lofty thoughts on the subject--and for that matter, on every other subject.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading Ten thousand words on any theme from Tin-tacks to Tomatoes would have been easy to me.
Tin-tacks
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Ten thousand words on any theme from Tin-tacks to Tomatoes would have been easy to me.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Ten thousand words on any theme from Tin-tacks to Tomatoes would have been easy to me.
TomatoesnounUS /təˈmeɪtoʊz/
plural of “tomato” — mildly acid red or yellow pulpy fruit eaten as a vegetable
From this reading Ten thousand words on any theme from Tin-tacks to Tomatoes would have been easy to me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A Lost Masterpiece The short essay on "The Improbability of the Infinite" which I was planning for you yesterday will now never be written.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A Lost Masterpiece The short essay on "The Improbability of the Infinite" which I was planning for you yesterday will now never be written.
willmodal verbUS /wɪl/
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading A Lost Masterpiece The short essay on "The Improbability of the Infinite" which I was planning for you yesterday will now never be written.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Last night my brain was crammed with lofty thoughts on the subject--and for that matter, on every other subject.
wordsnounUS /wɜːrdz/
the words that are spoken
From this reading Ten thousand words on any theme from Tin-tacks to Tomatoes would have been easy to me.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Ten thousand words on any theme from Tin-tacks to Tomatoes would have been easy to me.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading A Lost Masterpiece The short essay on "The Improbability of the Infinite" which I was planning for you yesterday will now never be written.
yesterdaynounUS /ˈjestərdeɪ/
the day immediately before today
From this reading A Lost Masterpiece The short essay on "The Improbability of the Infinite" which I was planning for you yesterday will now never be written.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading A Lost Masterpiece The short essay on "The Improbability of the Infinite" which I was planning for you yesterday will now never be written.
