adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
aboveprepositionUS /əˈbʌv/
higher than, or over, something
From this reading I wasn’t going to dive into it; I would have enough to do to keep my head above the surface.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
ambitionsnounUS /æmˈbɪʃənz/
plural of “ambition” — a cherished desire
From this reading There are the ambitions, the fears, the hate, the hopes, and they remain in my mind just as I had seen them--intense and as if for ever suspended in their expression.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading It remains in the memory motionless, unfaded, with its life arrested, in an unchanging light.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There are the ambitions, the fears, the hate, the hopes, and they remain in my mind just as I had seen them--intense and as if for ever suspended in their expression.
arrestedverbUS /ərˈestɪd/
past form of “arrest” — take into custody
From this reading It remains in the memory motionless, unfaded, with its life arrested, in an unchanging light.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading There are the ambitions, the fears, the hate, the hopes, and they remain in my mind just as I had seen them--intense and as if for ever suspended in their expression.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
bendverbUS /bend/
form a curve
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
bodilyadverbUS /ˈbɑːdəli/
in bodily form
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
changeverbUS /tʃeɪndʒ/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones.
clearverbUS /klɪr/
rid of obstructions
From this reading I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones.
colouradjectiveUS /ˈkʌlər/
having or capable of producing colors
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
contemplationnounUS /ˌkɑːntəmˈpleɪʃən/
a long and thoughtful observation
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
designnounUS /dɪˈzaɪn/
the act of working out the form of something (as by making a sketch or outline or plan)
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
divenounUS /daɪv/
a cheap disreputable nightclub or dance hall
From this reading I wasn’t going to dive into it; I would have enough to do to keep my head above the surface.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I wasn’t going to dive into it; I would have enough to do to keep my head above the surface.
droppedverbUS /drɑːpt/
inflected form of “drop” — let fall to the ground
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
enoughnounUS /ɪˈnʌf/
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading I wasn’t going to dive into it; I would have enough to do to keep my head above the surface.
eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones.
everadverbUS /ˈevər/
at any time
From this reading There are the ambitions, the fears, the hate, the hopes, and they remain in my mind just as I had seen them--intense and as if for ever suspended in their expression.
expressionnounUS /ɪkˈspreʃən/
the feelings expressed on a person's face
From this reading There are the ambitions, the fears, the hate, the hopes, and they remain in my mind just as I had seen them--intense and as if for ever suspended in their expression.
fancynounUS /ˈfænsi/
something many people believe that is false
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
fearsnounUS /fɪrz/
plural of “fear” — an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)
From this reading There are the ambitions, the fears, the hate, the hopes, and they remain in my mind just as I had seen them--intense and as if for ever suspended in their expression.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
flickersnounUS /ˈflɪkərz/
plural of “flicker” — a momentary flash of light
From this reading I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones.
flowsnounUS /floʊz/
plural of “flow” — the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
From this reading I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones.
goingnounUS /ˈɡoʊɪŋ/
the act of departing
From this reading I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading There are the ambitions, the fears, the hate, the hopes, and they remain in my mind just as I had seen them--intense and as if for ever suspended in their expression.
hatenounUS /heɪt/
the emotion of intense dislike; a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action
From this reading There are the ambitions, the fears, the hate, the hopes, and they remain in my mind just as I had seen them--intense and as if for ever suspended in their expression.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I wasn’t going to dive into it; I would have enough to do to keep my head above the surface.
headnounUS /hed/
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading I wasn’t going to dive into it; I would have enough to do to keep my head above the surface.
hopesnounUS /hoʊps/
plural of “hope” — a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading There are the ambitions, the fears, the hate, the hopes, and they remain in my mind just as I had seen them--intense and as if for ever suspended in their expression.
housesnounUS /ˈhaʊsəz/
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading There are the ambitions, the fears, the hate, the hopes, and they remain in my mind just as I had seen them--intense and as if for ever suspended in their expression.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading There are the ambitions, the fears, the hate, the hopes, and they remain in my mind just as I had seen them--intense and as if for ever suspended in their expression.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It remains in the memory motionless, unfaded, with its life arrested, in an unchanging light.
intenseadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈtens/
possessing or displaying a distinctive feature to a heightened degree
From this reading There are the ambitions, the fears, the hate, the hopes, and they remain in my mind just as I had seen them--intense and as if for ever suspended in their expression.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I wasn’t going to dive into it; I would have enough to do to keep my head above the surface.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It remains in the memory motionless, unfaded, with its life arrested, in an unchanging light.
itsdeterminerUS /ɪts/
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
justadverbUS /dʒʌst/
and nothing more
From this reading There are the ambitions, the fears, the hate, the hopes, and they remain in my mind just as I had seen them--intense and as if for ever suspended in their expression.
keepverbUS /kiːp/
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading I wasn’t going to dive into it; I would have enough to do to keep my head above the surface.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading It remains in the memory motionless, unfaded, with its life arrested, in an unchanging light.
lightadjectiveUS /laɪt/
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading It remains in the memory motionless, unfaded, with its life arrested, in an unchanging light.
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
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 ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
matternounUS /ˈmætər/
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones.
meaningnounUS /ˈmiːnɪŋ/
the message that is intended or expressed or signified
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading It remains in the memory motionless, unfaded, with its life arrested, in an unchanging light.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading There are the ambitions, the fears, the hate, the hopes, and they remain in my mind just as I had seen them--intense and as if for ever suspended in their expression.
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
motionlessadjectiveUS /ˈmoʊʃənləs/
not in physical motion
From this reading It remains in the memory motionless, unfaded, with its life arrested, in an unchanging light.
moveverbUS /muːv/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones.
mudnounUS /mʌd/
water soaked soil; soft wet earth
From this reading I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
nextadjectiveUS /nekst/
immediately following in time or order
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
offadverbUS /ɔːf/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones.
Patusan
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
picturenounUS /ˈpɪktʃər/
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
remainverbUS /rɪˈmeɪn/
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading There are the ambitions, the fears, the hate, the hopes, and they remain in my mind just as I had seen them--intense and as if for ever suspended in their expression.
remainsnounUS /rɪˈmeɪnz/
any object that is left unused or still extant
From this reading It remains in the memory motionless, unfaded, with its life arrested, in an unchanging light.
rivernounUS /ˈrɪvər/
a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
seenverbUS /siːn/
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading There are the ambitions, the fears, the hate, the hopes, and they remain in my mind just as I had seen them--intense and as if for ever suspended in their expression.
shuttingnounUS /ˈʃʌtɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
sightnounUS /saɪt/
an instance of visual perception
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
stonesnounUS /stoʊnz/
plural of “stone” — a lump or mass of hard consolidated mineral matter
From this reading I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones.
streamnounUS /striːm/
a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
From this reading I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones.
surfacenounUS /ˈsɜːrfəs/
the outer boundary of an artifact or a material layer constituting or resembling such a boundary
From this reading I wasn’t going to dive into it; I would have enough to do to keep my head above the surface.
suspendedadjectiveUS /səˈspendɪd/
(of undissolved particles in a fluid) supported or kept from sinking or falling by buoyancy and without apparent attachment
From this reading There are the ambitions, the fears, the hate, the hopes, and they remain in my mind just as I had seen them--intense and as if for ever suspended in their expression.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading There are the ambitions, the fears, the hate, the hopes, and they remain in my mind just as I had seen them--intense and as if for ever suspended in their expression.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading There are the ambitions, the fears, the hate, the hopes, and they remain in my mind just as I had seen them--intense and as if for ever suspended in their expression.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There are the ambitions, the fears, the hate, the hopes, and they remain in my mind just as I had seen them--intense and as if for ever suspended in their expression.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There are the ambitions, the fears, the hate, the hopes, and they remain in my mind just as I had seen them--intense and as if for ever suspended in their expression.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones.
turnverbUS /tɜːrn/
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
turnedadjectiveUS /tɜːrnd/
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones.
unchangingadjectiveUS /ənˈtʃeɪndʒɪŋ/
conforming to the same principles or course of action over time
From this reading It remains in the memory motionless, unfaded, with its life arrested, in an unchanging light.
unfaded
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading It remains in the memory motionless, unfaded, with its life arrested, in an unchanging light.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones.
wasn't
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From this reading I wasn’t going to dive into it; I would have enough to do to keep my head above the surface.
whereconjunctionUS /wer/
in or at the place that
From this reading I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones.
whetherconjunctionUS /ˈweðər/
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I had turned away from the picture and was going back to the world where events move, men change, light flickers, life flows in a clear stream, no matter whether over mud or over stones.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I wasn’t going to dive into it; I would have enough to do to keep my head above the surface.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
yourdeterminerUS /jɔːr/
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading ‘But next morning, at the first bend of the river shutting off the houses of Patusan, all this dropped out of my sight bodily, with its colour, its design, and its meaning, like a picture created by fancy on a canvas, upon which, after long contemplation, you turn your back for the last time.
