10,000
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From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
12,000
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From this reading I have already put 12,000 words of it on paper and Mrs. Clemens is pretty outspokenly satisfied with it-a hard critic to content.
3
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From this reading I feel sure that all of the first half of the story--and I hope three-fourths--will be comedy; but by the former plan the whole of it (except the first 3 chapters) would have been tragedy and unendurable, almost.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
in the past
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
(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 I feel sure that all of the first half of the story--and I hope three-fourths--will be comedy; but by the former plan the whole of it (except the first 3 chapters) would have been tragedy and unendurable, almost.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I feel sure that all of the first half of the story--and I hope three-fourths--will be comedy; but by the former plan the whole of it (except the first 3 chapters) would have been tragedy and unendurable, almost.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I have already put 12,000 words of it on paper and Mrs. Clemens is pretty outspokenly satisfied with it-a hard critic to content.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I think I can carry the reader a long way before he suspects that I am laying a tragedy-trap.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I feel sure that all of the first half of the story--and I hope three-fourths--will be comedy; but by the former plan the whole of it (except the first 3 chapters) would have been tragedy and unendurable, almost.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I feel sure that all of the first half of the story--and I hope three-fourths--will be comedy; but by the former plan the whole of it (except the first 3 chapters) would have been tragedy and unendurable, almost.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I think I can carry the reader a long way before he suspects that I am laying a tragedy-trap.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I feel sure that all of the first half of the story--and I hope three-fourths--will be comedy; but by the former plan the whole of it (except the first 3 chapters) would have been tragedy and unendurable, almost.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I think I can carry the reader a long way before he suspects that I am laying a tragedy-trap.
move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading I think I can carry the reader a long way before he suspects that I am laying a tragedy-trap.
chaptersnounUS /ˈtʃæptərz/
plural of “chapter” — a subdivision of a written work; usually numbered and titled
From this reading I feel sure that all of the first half of the story--and I hope three-fourths--will be comedy; but by the former plan the whole of it (except the first 3 chapters) would have been tragedy and unendurable, almost.
United States writer and humorist best known for his novels about Tom Sawyer and Huckleberry Finn (1835-1910)
From this reading I have already put 12,000 words of it on paper and Mrs. Clemens is pretty outspokenly satisfied with it-a hard critic to content.
comedynounUS /ˈkɑːmədi/
light and humorous drama with a happy ending
From this reading I feel sure that all of the first half of the story--and I hope three-fourths--will be comedy; but by the former plan the whole of it (except the first 3 chapters) would have been tragedy and unendurable, almost.
freedom from doubt; belief in yourself and your abilities
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading I have already put 12,000 words of it on paper and Mrs. Clemens is pretty outspokenly satisfied with it-a hard critic to content.
criticnounUS /ˈkrɪtɪk/
a person who is professionally engaged in the analysis and interpretation of works of art
From this reading I have already put 12,000 words of it on paper and Mrs. Clemens is pretty outspokenly satisfied with it-a hard critic to content.
move gently or carefully
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
past form of “examine” — consider in detail and subject to an analysis in order to discover essential features or meaning
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
apart from; not including
From this reading I feel sure that all of the first half of the story--and I hope three-fourths--will be comedy; but by the former plan the whole of it (except the first 3 chapters) would have been tragedy and unendurable, almost.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading I feel sure that all of the first half of the story--and I hope three-fourths--will be comedy; but by the former plan the whole of it (except the first 3 chapters) would have been tragedy and unendurable, almost.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading I feel sure that all of the first half of the story--and I hope three-fourths--will be comedy; but by the former plan the whole of it (except the first 3 chapters) would have been tragedy and unendurable, almost.
referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several)
From this reading I feel sure that all of the first half of the story--and I hope three-fourths--will be comedy; but by the former plan the whole of it (except the first 3 chapters) would have been tragedy and unendurable, almost.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading I feel sure that all of the first half of the story--and I hope three-fourths--will be comedy; but by the former plan the whole of it (except the first 3 chapters) would have been tragedy and unendurable, almost.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading I have already put 12,000 words of it on paper and Mrs. Clemens is pretty outspokenly satisfied with it-a hard critic to content.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have already put 12,000 words of it on paper and Mrs. Clemens is pretty outspokenly satisfied with it-a hard critic to content.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I think I can carry the reader a long way before he suspects that I am laying a tragedy-trap.
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading I feel sure that all of the first half of the story--and I hope three-fourths--will be comedy; but by the former plan the whole of it (except the first 3 chapters) would have been tragedy and unendurable, almost.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
I've
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From this reading I think I've struck the right one this time.
not capable of occurring or being accomplished or dealt with
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have already put 12,000 words of it on paper and Mrs. Clemens is pretty outspokenly satisfied with it-a hard critic to content.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I have already put 12,000 words of it on paper and Mrs. Clemens is pretty outspokenly satisfied with it-a hard critic to content.
it-a
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From this reading I have already put 12,000 words of it on paper and Mrs. Clemens is pretty outspokenly satisfied with it-a hard critic to content.
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading I think I can carry the reader a long way before he suspects that I am laying a tragedy-trap.
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 think I can carry the reader a long way before he suspects that I am laying a tragedy-trap.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I have already put 12,000 words of it on paper and Mrs. Clemens is pretty outspokenly satisfied with it-a hard critic to content.
MSnounUS /mɪz/
a chronic progressive nervous disorder involving loss of myelin sheath around certain nerve fibers
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I have already put 12,000 words of it on paper and Mrs. Clemens is pretty outspokenly satisfied with it-a hard critic to content.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I have already put 12,000 words of it on paper and Mrs. Clemens is pretty outspokenly satisfied with it-a hard critic to content.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I think I've struck the right one this time.
one-for
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From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
outspokenlyadverb
in an outspoken manner
From this reading I have already put 12,000 words of it on paper and Mrs. Clemens is pretty outspokenly satisfied with it-a hard critic to content.
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading I have already put 12,000 words of it on paper and Mrs. Clemens is pretty outspokenly satisfied with it-a hard critic to content.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
have the will and intention to carry out some action
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
pleasing by delicacy or grace; not imposing
From this reading I have already put 12,000 words of it on paper and Mrs. Clemens is pretty outspokenly satisfied with it-a hard critic to content.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading I have already put 12,000 words of it on paper and Mrs. Clemens is pretty outspokenly satisfied with it-a hard critic to content.
a person who enjoys reading
From this reading I think I can carry the reader a long way before he suspects that I am laying a tragedy-trap.
precisely, exactly
From this reading I think I've struck the right one this time.
filled with satisfaction
From this reading I have already put 12,000 words of it on paper and Mrs. Clemens is pretty outspokenly satisfied with it-a hard critic to content.
cut with a saw
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
slidenounUS /slaɪd/
a small flat rectangular piece of glass on which specimens can be mounted for microscopic study
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading I feel sure that all of the first half of the story--and I hope three-fourths--will be comedy; but by the former plan the whole of it (except the first 3 chapters) would have been tragedy and unendurable, almost.
straightwayadverb
at once
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
(used in combination) affected by something overwhelming
From this reading I think I've struck the right one this time.
past form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I feel sure that all of the first half of the story--and I hope three-fourths--will be comedy; but by the former plan the whole of it (except the first 3 chapters) would have been tragedy and unendurable, almost.
suspectsnounUS /səˈspekts/
plural of “suspect” — someone who is under suspicion
From this reading I think I can carry the reader a long way before he suspects that I am laying a tragedy-trap.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading I think I've struck the right one this time.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I think I've struck the right one this time.
three-fourthsnoun
three of four equal parts
From this reading I feel sure that all of the first half of the story--and I hope three-fourths--will be comedy; but by the former plan the whole of it (except the first 3 chapters) would have been tragedy and unendurable, almost.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I think I've struck the right one this time.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
totallyadverbUS /ˈtoʊtəli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
tragedynounUS /ˈtrædʒədi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading I feel sure that all of the first half of the story--and I hope three-fourths--will be comedy; but by the former plan the whole of it (except the first 3 chapters) would have been tragedy and unendurable, almost.
tragedy-trap
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From this reading I think I can carry the reader a long way before he suspects that I am laying a tragedy-trap.
unendurableadjective
incapable of being tolerated or endured
From this reading I feel sure that all of the first half of the story--and I hope three-fourths--will be comedy; but by the former plan the whole of it (except the first 3 chapters) would have been tragedy and unendurable, almost.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I think I can carry the reader a long way before he suspects that I am laying a tragedy-trap.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I feel sure that all of the first half of the story--and I hope three-fourths--will be comedy; but by the former plan the whole of it (except the first 3 chapters) would have been tragedy and unendurable, almost.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I feel sure that all of the first half of the story--and I hope three-fourths--will be comedy; but by the former plan the whole of it (except the first 3 chapters) would have been tragedy and unendurable, almost.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
the words that are spoken
From this reading A week ago I examined the MS--10,000 words--and saw that the plan was a totally impossible one-for me; but a new plan suggested itself, and straightway the tale began to slide from the pen with ease and confidence.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I feel sure that all of the first half of the story--and I hope three-fourths--will be comedy; but by the former plan the whole of it (except the first 3 chapters) would have been tragedy and unendurable, almost.
