aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading The performance of my executive duties about the ship occupied my mind, and assisted greatly in reconciling me to my enforced absence from my native land.
the state of being absent
From this reading The performance of my executive duties about the ship occupied my mind, and assisted greatly in reconciling me to my enforced absence from my native land.
(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 COOKING FOR ALL.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The performance of my executive duties about the ship occupied my mind, and assisted greatly in reconciling me to my enforced absence from my native land.
assistedadjectiveUS /əˈsɪstɪd/
having help; often used as a combining form
From this reading The performance of my executive duties about the ship occupied my mind, and assisted greatly in reconciling me to my enforced absence from my native land.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Day by day the Kantoon’s heart softened toward me.
contentmentnounUS /kənˈtentmənt/
happiness with one's situation in life
From this reading The presence of Fidette had much more than all things else to do with my contentment of mind.
COOKINGnounUS /ˈkʊkɪŋ/
the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat
From this reading COOKING FOR ALL.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading One of the pleasantest of my daily tasks was to keep guard over her while she took her morning swim.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Day by day the Kantoon’s heart softened toward me.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading The presence of Fidette had much more than all things else to do with my contentment of mind.
plural of “duty” — the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading The performance of my executive duties about the ship occupied my mind, and assisted greatly in reconciling me to my enforced absence from my native land.
else
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From this reading The presence of Fidette had much more than all things else to do with my contentment of mind.
enforcedadjectiveUS /enˈfɔːrst/
forced or compelled or put in force
From this reading The performance of my executive duties about the ship occupied my mind, and assisted greatly in reconciling me to my enforced absence from my native land.
executivenounUS /ɪɡˈzekjətɪv/
a person responsible for the administration of a business
From this reading The performance of my executive duties about the ship occupied my mind, and assisted greatly in reconciling me to my enforced absence from my native land.
Fidette
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From this reading The presence of Fidette had much more than all things else to do with my contentment of mind.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading COOKING FOR ALL.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading The performance of my executive duties about the ship occupied my mind, and assisted greatly in reconciling me to my enforced absence from my native land.
to an extraordinary extent or degree
From this reading The performance of my executive duties about the ship occupied my mind, and assisted greatly in reconciling me to my enforced absence from my native land.
a person who keeps watch over something or someone
From this reading One of the pleasantest of my daily tasks was to keep guard over her while she took her morning swim.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The presence of Fidette had much more than all things else to do with my contentment of mind.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Day by day the Kantoon’s heart softened toward me.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading One of the pleasantest of my daily tasks was to keep guard over her while she took her morning swim.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The performance of my executive duties about the ship occupied my mind, and assisted greatly in reconciling me to my enforced absence from my native land.
Kantoon's
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From this reading Day by day the Kantoon’s heart softened toward me.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading One of the pleasantest of my daily tasks was to keep guard over her while she took her morning swim.
the land on which real estate is located
From this reading The performance of my executive duties about the ship occupied my mind, and assisted greatly in reconciling me to my enforced absence from my native land.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Day by day the Kantoon’s heart softened toward me.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading The performance of my executive duties about the ship occupied my mind, and assisted greatly in reconciling me to my enforced absence from my native land.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading The presence of Fidette had much more than all things else to do with my contentment of mind.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading One of the pleasantest of my daily tasks was to keep guard over her while she took her morning swim.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The presence of Fidette had much more than all things else to do with my contentment of mind.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The performance of my executive duties about the ship occupied my mind, and assisted greatly in reconciling me to my enforced absence from my native land.
characteristic of or existing by virtue of geographic origin
From this reading The performance of my executive duties about the ship occupied my mind, and assisted greatly in reconciling me to my enforced absence from my native land.
held or filled or in use
From this reading The performance of my executive duties about the ship occupied my mind, and assisted greatly in reconciling me to my enforced absence from my native land.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The performance of my executive duties about the ship occupied my mind, and assisted greatly in reconciling me to my enforced absence from my native land.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One of the pleasantest of my daily tasks was to keep guard over her while she took her morning swim.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading One of the pleasantest of my daily tasks was to keep guard over her while she took her morning swim.
performancenounUS /pərˈfɔːrməns/
a dramatic or musical entertainment
From this reading The performance of my executive duties about the ship occupied my mind, and assisted greatly in reconciling me to my enforced absence from my native land.
pleasantest
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From this reading One of the pleasantest of my daily tasks was to keep guard over her while she took her morning swim.
the state of being present; current existence
From this reading The presence of Fidette had much more than all things else to do with my contentment of mind.
reconcilingadjectiveUS /ˈrekənsaɪlɪŋ/
tending to reconcile or accommodate; bringing into harmony
From this reading The performance of my executive duties about the ship occupied my mind, and assisted greatly in reconciling me to my enforced absence from my native land.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading One of the pleasantest of my daily tasks was to keep guard over her while she took her morning swim.
transport commercially
From this reading The performance of my executive duties about the ship occupied my mind, and assisted greatly in reconciling me to my enforced absence from my native land.
softenedadjectiveUS /ˈsɔːfənd/
toned down
From this reading Day by day the Kantoon’s heart softened toward me.
swimverbUS /swɪm/
travel through water
From this reading One of the pleasantest of my daily tasks was to keep guard over her while she took her morning swim.
tasksnounUS /tæsks/
plural of “task” — any piece of work that is undertaken or attempted
From this reading One of the pleasantest of my daily tasks was to keep guard over her while she took her morning swim.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading The presence of Fidette had much more than all things else to do with my contentment of mind.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Day by day the Kantoon’s heart softened toward me.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading The presence of Fidette had much more than all things else to do with my contentment of mind.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The performance of my executive duties about the ship occupied my mind, and assisted greatly in reconciling me to my enforced absence from my native land.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading One of the pleasantest of my daily tasks was to keep guard over her while she took her morning swim.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading Day by day the Kantoon’s heart softened toward me.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One of the pleasantest of my daily tasks was to keep guard over her while she took her morning swim.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading One of the pleasantest of my daily tasks was to keep guard over her while she took her morning swim.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The presence of Fidette had much more than all things else to do with my contentment of mind.
