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From this reading MORTON PARK, June —, 18—.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Ten o’clock at night, and I have brought out my old book for a little chat.
accursedadjectiveUS /ˌæˈkɜːrst/
under a curse
From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
in the past
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Ten o’clock at night, and I have brought out my old book for a little chat.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Ten o’clock at night, and I have brought out my old book for a little chat.
for the reason that
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading Ten o’clock at night, and I have brought out my old book for a little chat.
possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching
From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Ten o’clock at night, and I have brought out my old book for a little chat.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
chatverbUS /tʃæt/
talk socially without exchanging too much information
From this reading Ten o’clock at night, and I have brought out my old book for a little chat.
continue a certain state, condition, or activity
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
cowardnounUS /ˈkaʊərd/
a person who shows fear or timidity
From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
don't
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From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
DORISnounUS /ˈdɔːrəs/
(Greek mythology) wife of Nereus and mother of the Nereids
From this reading DORIS.
elmsnounUS /elmz/
plural of “elm” — any of various trees of the genus Ulmus: important timber or shade trees
From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Ten o’clock at night, and I have brought out my old book for a little chat.
for a limitless time
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
fortyadjectiveUS /ˈfɔːrti/
being ten more than thirty
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Ten o’clock at night, and I have brought out my old book for a little chat.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
HepburnnounUS /ˈhepbərn/
United States film actress who appeared in many films with Spencer Tracy (1907-2003)
From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Ten o’clock at night, and I have brought out my old book for a little chat.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
journalnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
the month following May and preceding July
From this reading MORTON PARK, June —, 18—.
and nothing more
From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
Kizzy's
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From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Ten o’clock at night, and I have brought out my old book for a little chat.
take in marriage
From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
the light of the Moon
From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
MORTONnounUS /ˈmɔːrtən/
United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941)
From this reading MORTON PARK, June —, 18—.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Ten o’clock at night, and I have brought out my old book for a little chat.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Ten o’clock at night, and I have brought out my old book for a little chat.
nineteennounUS /ˈnaɪnˈtiːn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of eighteen and one
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading Ten o’clock at night, and I have brought out my old book for a little chat.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading Ten o’clock at night, and I have brought out my old book for a little chat.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Ten o’clock at night, and I have brought out my old book for a little chat.
a large area of land preserved in its natural state as public property
From this reading MORTON PARK, June —, 18—.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading Ten o’clock at night, and I have brought out my old book for a little chat.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
male cat
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
except if; if not
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
past form of “walk” — use one's feet to advance; advance by steps
From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
at the time that
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
intense anger (usually on an epic scale)
From this reading It was just such a moonlight night as this when we walked under the elms in the Park and he told me I was a coward, because I would not brave Kizzy’s wrath and marry out of the “accursed Hepburn line,” as he called it.
produce a literary work
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
a late time of life
From this reading I am sure I don’t know why I continue to write in my journal, when I am nearly forty years old, unless it is because I began it nineteen years ago, on the day after I said good-bye to Tom forever and felt that my heart was broken.
