afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading We were to start from Woodvale at half after one o'clock, so as to have plenty of time.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading I pictured myself making that long trip alone, and cursed the chattering arrivals who had the bad form to anticipate the hour set for their welcome.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
anticipateverbUS /ænˈtɪsəpeɪt/
regard something as probable or likely
From this reading I pictured myself making that long trip alone, and cursed the chattering arrivals who had the bad form to anticipate the hour set for their welcome.
arrangementsnounUS /ərˈeɪndʒmənts/
plural of “arrangement” — the thing arranged or agreed to
From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
arrivalsnounUS /ərˈaɪvəlz/
plural of “arrival” — accomplishment of an objective
From this reading I pictured myself making that long trip alone, and cursed the chattering arrivals who had the bad form to anticipate the hour set for their welcome.
reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading The visitors who were to arrive in the evening came shortly after noon.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading We were to start from Woodvale at half after one o'clock, so as to have plenty of time.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading We were to start from Woodvale at half after one o'clock, so as to have plenty of time.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading I pictured myself making that long trip alone, and cursed the chattering arrivals who had the bad form to anticipate the hour set for their welcome.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The visitors who were to arrive in the evening came shortly after noon.
chatteringnounUS /ˈtʃætərɪŋ/
the rapid series of noises made by the parts of a machine
From this reading I pictured myself making that long trip alone, and cursed the chattering arrivals who had the bad form to anticipate the hour set for their welcome.
cursedadjectiveUS /kɜːrst/
deserving a curse; sometimes used as an intensifier
From this reading I pictured myself making that long trip alone, and cursed the chattering arrivals who had the bad form to anticipate the hour set for their welcome.
the act of departing
From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
disarranging
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From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading The visitors who were to arrive in the evening came shortly after noon.
exasperatingadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzæspəreɪtɪŋ/
extremely annoying or displeasing
From this reading It was exasperating.
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something
From this reading I pictured myself making that long trip alone, and cursed the chattering arrivals who had the bad form to anticipate the hour set for their welcome.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading We were to start from Woodvale at half after one o'clock, so as to have plenty of time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I pictured myself making that long trip alone, and cursed the chattering arrivals who had the bad form to anticipate the hour set for their welcome.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading We were to start from Woodvale at half after one o'clock, so as to have plenty of time.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading We were to start from Woodvale at half after one o'clock, so as to have plenty of time.
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I pictured myself making that long trip alone, and cursed the chattering arrivals who had the bad form to anticipate the hour set for their welcome.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading The visitors who were to arrive in the evening came shortly after noon.
interferedverbUS /ˌɪntərˈfɪrd/
past form of “interfere” — come between so as to be hindrance or obstacle
From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was exasperating.
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 I pictured myself making that long trip alone, and cursed the chattering arrivals who had the bad form to anticipate the hour set for their welcome.
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading I pictured myself making that long trip alone, and cursed the chattering arrivals who had the bad form to anticipate the hour set for their welcome.
mortalsnounUS /ˈmɔːrtəlz/
plural of “mortal” — a human being
From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I pictured myself making that long trip alone, and cursed the chattering arrivals who had the bad form to anticipate the hour set for their welcome.
the middle of the day
From this reading The visitors who were to arrive in the evening came shortly after noon.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading We were to start from Woodvale at half after one o'clock, so as to have plenty of time.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading We were to start from Woodvale at half after one o'clock, so as to have plenty of time.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading We were to start from Woodvale at half after one o'clock, so as to have plenty of time.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
picturedadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərd/
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading I pictured myself making that long trip alone, and cursed the chattering arrivals who had the bad form to anticipate the hour set for their welcome.
plural of “plan” — a series of steps to be carried out or goals to be accomplished
From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
a full supply
From this reading We were to start from Woodvale at half after one o'clock, so as to have plenty of time.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
pryingnounUS /ˈpraɪɪŋ/
offensive inquisitiveness
From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I pictured myself making that long trip alone, and cursed the chattering arrivals who had the bad form to anticipate the hour set for their welcome.
for a short time
From this reading The visitors who were to arrive in the evening came shortly after noon.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading We were to start from Woodvale at half after one o'clock, so as to have plenty of time.
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading We were to start from Woodvale at half after one o'clock, so as to have plenty of time.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading I pictured myself making that long trip alone, and cursed the chattering arrivals who had the bad form to anticipate the hour set for their welcome.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading We were to start from Woodvale at half after one o'clock, so as to have plenty of time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading We were to start from Woodvale at half after one o'clock, so as to have plenty of time.
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading I pictured myself making that long trip alone, and cursed the chattering arrivals who had the bad form to anticipate the hour set for their welcome.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
plural of “visitor” — someone who visits
From this reading The visitors who were to arrive in the evening came shortly after noon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was exasperating.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We were to start from Woodvale at half after one o'clock, so as to have plenty of time.
accept gladly
From this reading I pictured myself making that long trip alone, and cursed the chattering arrivals who had the bad form to anticipate the hour set for their welcome.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading We were to start from Woodvale at half after one o'clock, so as to have plenty of time.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
which person or people
From this reading The visitors who were to arrive in the evening came shortly after noon.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That Fate, which is always prying into and disarranging the plans of us poor mortals, interfered with our arrangements an hour before the time fixed for our departure.
Woodvale
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From this reading We were to start from Woodvale at half after one o'clock, so as to have plenty of time.
