the part of the day between noon and evening
From this reading "WALK, Jean?" asked Mr. Trevelyan, putting his head into the Rectory dining-room, one early October afternoon.
alterverbUS /ˈɔːltər/
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading "WALK, Jean?" asked Mr. Trevelyan, putting his head into the Rectory dining-room, one early October afternoon.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
dining-roomnoun
a room used for dining
From this reading "WALK, Jean?" asked Mr. Trevelyan, putting his head into the Rectory dining-room, one early October afternoon.
fearful expectation or anticipation
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
DriftingnounUS /ˈdrɪftɪŋ/
aimless wandering from place to place
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading "WALK, Jean?" asked Mr. Trevelyan, putting his head into the Rectory dining-room, one early October afternoon.
deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
FORMATIONnounUS /fɔːrˈmeɪʃən/
an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit
From this reading THE PROCESS OF FORMATION.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading He was not given to the use of superfluous words.
goalnounUS /ɡoʊl/
the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not given to the use of superfluous words.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading "WALK, Jean?" asked Mr. Trevelyan, putting his head into the Rectory dining-room, one early October afternoon.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading "WALK, Jean?" asked Mr. Trevelyan, putting his head into the Rectory dining-room, one early October afternoon.
impressverbUS /ˌɪmˈpres/
have an emotional or cognitive impact upon
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading "WALK, Jean?" asked Mr. Trevelyan, putting his head into the Rectory dining-room, one early October afternoon.
a coarse durable twill-weave cotton fabric
From this reading "WALK, Jean?" asked Mr. Trevelyan, putting his head into the Rectory dining-room, one early October afternoon.
a metric unit of capacity, formerly defined as the volume of one kilogram of pure water under standard conditions; now equal to 1,000 cubic centimeters (or approximately 1.75 pints)
From this reading L. MORRIS.
life'snounUS /laɪfs/
possessive form of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
a particular point in time
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
MORRISnounUS /ˈmɔːrəs/
United States suffragist in Wyoming (1814-1902)
From this reading L. MORRIS.
a form of address for a man
From this reading "WALK, Jean?" asked Mr. Trevelyan, putting his head into the Rectory dining-room, one early October afternoon.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading "WALK, Jean?" asked Mr. Trevelyan, putting his head into the Rectory dining-room, one early October afternoon.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE PROCESS OF FORMATION.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
PROCESSverbUS /ˈprɑːses/
subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition
From this reading THE PROCESS OF FORMATION.
hitting a golf ball that is on the green using a putter
From this reading "WALK, Jean?" asked Mr. Trevelyan, putting his head into the Rectory dining-room, one early October afternoon.
RectorynounUS /ˈrektəri/
an official residence provided by a church for its parson or vicar or rector
From this reading "WALK, Jean?" asked Mr. Trevelyan, putting his head into the Rectory dining-room, one early October afternoon.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
rollsnounUS /roʊlz/
plural of “roll” — rotary motion of an object around its own axis
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
StampsnounUS /stæmps/
plural of “stamp” — the distinctive form in which a thing is made
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
superfluousadjectiveUS /ˈsuːpərflwʌs/
serving no useful purpose; having no excuse for being
From this reading He was not given to the use of superfluous words.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE PROCESS OF FORMATION.
tidesnounUS /taɪdz/
plural of “tide” — the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
TrevelyannounUS /trəˈveljən/
English historian and son of Sir George Otto Trevelyan whose works include a social history of England and a biography of Garibaldi (1876-1962)
From this reading "WALK, Jean?" asked Mr. Trevelyan, putting his head into the Rectory dining-room, one early October afternoon.
unseenadjectiveUS /ənˈsiːn/
not seen or perceived
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
the act of using
From this reading He was not given to the use of superfluous words.
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading "WALK, Jean?" asked Mr. Trevelyan, putting his head into the Rectory dining-room, one early October afternoon.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not given to the use of superfluous words.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
the words that are spoken
From this reading He was not given to the use of superfluous words.
yieldingadjectiveUS /ˈjiːldɪŋ/
inclined to yield to argument or influence or control
From this reading "We alter day by day; Each little moment, as life's current rolls, Stamps some faint impress on our yielding souls; We may not rest nor stay, Drifting on tides unseen to one dread goal and sure."
