abstractedadjectiveUS /ˈæbstræktɪd/
lost in thought; showing preoccupation
From this reading My mind will not be abstracted.
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading I have not the sense of perfect seclusion, which has always been essential to my power of producing anything.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Belovedest, I doubt whether I shall succeed in writing another volume of Grandfather's Library, while I remain at the farm.
any thing at all
From this reading I have not the sense of perfect seclusion, which has always been essential to my power of producing anything.
surrounding, or on every side of, something
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
arrangeverbUS /ərˈeɪndʒ/
put into a proper or systematic order
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Belovedest, I doubt whether I shall succeed in writing another volume of Grandfather's Library, while I remain at the farm.
aughtnounUS /ɔːt/
a quantity of no importance
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It is true, nobody intrudes into my room; but still I cannot be quiet.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I have not the sense of perfect seclusion, which has always been essential to my power of producing anything.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
Belovedest
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From this reading Belovedest, I doubt whether I shall succeed in writing another volume of Grandfather's Library, while I remain at the farm.
next to; at the side of
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It is true, nobody intrudes into my room; but still I cannot be quiet.
cannot
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From this reading It is true, nobody intrudes into my room; but still I cannot be quiet.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading Belovedest, I doubt whether I shall succeed in writing another volume of Grandfather's Library, while I remain at the farm.
essentialadjectiveUS /eˈsenʃəl/
absolutely necessary; vitally necessary
From this reading I have not the sense of perfect seclusion, which has always been essential to my power of producing anything.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading Belovedest, I doubt whether I shall succeed in writing another volume of Grandfather's Library, while I remain at the farm.
fermentnounUS /fərˈment/
a state of agitation or turbulent change or development
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
Grandfather'snounUS /ˈɡrændfɑːðərz/
possessive form of “grandfather” — the father of your father or mother
From this reading Belovedest, I doubt whether I shall succeed in writing another volume of Grandfather's Library, while I remain at the farm.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have not the sense of perfect seclusion, which has always been essential to my power of producing anything.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have not the sense of perfect seclusion, which has always been essential to my power of producing anything.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
a married man; a woman's partner in marriage
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Belovedest, I doubt whether I shall succeed in writing another volume of Grandfather's Library, while I remain at the farm.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Belovedest, I doubt whether I shall succeed in writing another volume of Grandfather's Library, while I remain at the farm.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is true, nobody intrudes into my room; but still I cannot be quiet.
intrudesverbUS /ˌɪnˈtruːdz/
third-person singular of “intrude” — enter uninvited
From this reading It is true, nobody intrudes into my room; but still I cannot be quiet.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is true, nobody intrudes into my room; but still I cannot be quiet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is true, nobody intrudes into my room; but still I cannot be quiet.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
a room where books are kept
From this reading Belovedest, I doubt whether I shall succeed in writing another volume of Grandfather's Library, while I remain at the farm.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading My mind will not be abstracted.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I have not the sense of perfect seclusion, which has always been essential to my power of producing anything.
no person; not anyone
From this reading It is true, nobody intrudes into my room; but still I cannot be quiet.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I have not the sense of perfect seclusion, which has always been essential to my power of producing anything.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Belovedest, I doubt whether I shall succeed in writing another volume of Grandfather's Library, while I remain at the farm.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
partakeverbUS /pɑːrˈteɪk/
have some of the qualities or attributes of something
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading I have not the sense of perfect seclusion, which has always been essential to my power of producing anything.
possession of controlling influence
From this reading I have not the sense of perfect seclusion, which has always been essential to my power of producing anything.
producingverbUS /prəˈduːsɪŋ/
-ing form of “produce” — bring forth or yield
From this reading I have not the sense of perfect seclusion, which has always been essential to my power of producing anything.
quietadjectiveUS /ˈkwaɪət/
characterized by an absence or near absence of agitation or activity
From this reading It is true, nobody intrudes into my room; but still I cannot be quiet.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Belovedest, I doubt whether I shall succeed in writing another volume of Grandfather's Library, while I remain at the farm.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading It is true, nobody intrudes into my room; but still I cannot be quiet.
seclusionnounUS /sɪˈkluːʒən/
the quality of being secluded from the presence or view of others
From this reading I have not the sense of perfect seclusion, which has always been essential to my power of producing anything.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading I have not the sense of perfect seclusion, which has always been essential to my power of producing anything.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
used with I and we for the future, or to offer and suggest
From this reading Belovedest, I doubt whether I shall succeed in writing another volume of Grandfather's Library, while I remain at the farm.
not in physical motion
From this reading It is true, nobody intrudes into my room; but still I cannot be quiet.
attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading Belovedest, I doubt whether I shall succeed in writing another volume of Grandfather's Library, while I remain at the farm.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Belovedest, I doubt whether I shall succeed in writing another volume of Grandfather's Library, while I remain at the farm.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
an old word for “your”, speaking to one person
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have not the sense of perfect seclusion, which has always been essential to my power of producing anything.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading It is true, nobody intrudes into my room; but still I cannot be quiet.
the amount of 3-dimensional space occupied by an object
From this reading Belovedest, I doubt whether I shall succeed in writing another volume of Grandfather's Library, while I remain at the farm.
used to introduce two or more possibilities
From this reading Belovedest, I doubt whether I shall succeed in writing another volume of Grandfather's Library, while I remain at the farm.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I have not the sense of perfect seclusion, which has always been essential to my power of producing anything.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading Belovedest, I doubt whether I shall succeed in writing another volume of Grandfather's Library, while I remain at the farm.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading My mind will not be abstracted.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Nothing here is settled--everything is but beginning to arrange itself--and though thy husband would seem to have little to do with aught beside his own thoughts, still he cannot but partake of the ferment around him.
the act of creating written works
From this reading Belovedest, I doubt whether I shall succeed in writing another volume of Grandfather's Library, while I remain at the farm.
