aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I let him talk on, and when he had ended I showed him plainly that I had been thinking most of the time about something else.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He was seldom sentimental until after midnight, and then only when he and I were alone.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading He was seldom sentimental until after midnight, and then only when he and I were alone.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was seldom sentimental until after midnight, and then only when he and I were alone.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Why he should have chosen me as the pail into which to pour his troubles I cannot say.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I let him talk on, and when he had ended I showed him plainly that I had been thinking most of the time about something else.
cannot
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From this reading Why he should have chosen me as the pail into which to pour his troubles I cannot say.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading Why he should have chosen me as the pail into which to pour his troubles I cannot say.
else
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From this reading I let him talk on, and when he had ended I showed him plainly that I had been thinking most of the time about something else.
endedadjectiveUS /ˈendəd/
having come or been brought to a conclusion
From this reading I let him talk on, and when he had ended I showed him plainly that I had been thinking most of the time about something else.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I let him talk on, and when he had ended I showed him plainly that I had been thinking most of the time about something else.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I have hinted that Marriot was our sentimental member.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was seldom sentimental until after midnight, and then only when he and I were alone.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I let him talk on, and when he had ended I showed him plainly that I had been thinking most of the time about something else.
hintedverbUS /ˈhɪntəd/
past form of “hint” — drop a hint; intimate by a hint
From this reading I have hinted that Marriot was our sentimental member.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Why he should have chosen me as the pail into which to pour his troubles I cannot say.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I have hinted that Marriot was our sentimental member.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Why he should have chosen me as the pail into which to pour his troubles I cannot say.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading I let him talk on, and when he had ended I showed him plainly that I had been thinking most of the time about something else.
MARRIOT
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From this reading MARRIOT.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Why he should have chosen me as the pail into which to pour his troubles I cannot say.
one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading I have hinted that Marriot was our sentimental member.
12 o'clock at night; the middle of the night
From this reading He was seldom sentimental until after midnight, and then only when he and I were alone.
used to form the superlative
From this reading I let him talk on, and when he had ended I showed him plainly that I had been thinking most of the time about something else.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I let him talk on, and when he had ended I showed him plainly that I had been thinking most of the time about something else.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I let him talk on, and when he had ended I showed him plainly that I had been thinking most of the time about something else.
and nothing more
From this reading He was seldom sentimental until after midnight, and then only when he and I were alone.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I have hinted that Marriot was our sentimental member.
pailnounUS /peɪl/
a roughly cylindrical vessel that is open at the top
From this reading Why he should have chosen me as the pail into which to pour his troubles I cannot say.
unmistakably (“plain” is often used informally for “plainly”)
From this reading I let him talk on, and when he had ended I showed him plainly that I had been thinking most of the time about something else.
pourverbUS /pɔːr/
cause to run
From this reading Why he should have chosen me as the pail into which to pour his troubles I cannot say.
express in words
From this reading Why he should have chosen me as the pail into which to pour his troubles I cannot say.
not often
From this reading He was seldom sentimental until after midnight, and then only when he and I were alone.
sentimentaladjectiveUS /ˌsentəˈmentəl/
given to or marked by sentiment or sentimentality
From this reading I have hinted that Marriot was our sentimental member.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Why he should have chosen me as the pail into which to pour his troubles I cannot say.
past form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I let him talk on, and when he had ended I showed him plainly that I had been thinking most of the time about something else.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I let him talk on, and when he had ended I showed him plainly that I had been thinking most of the time about something else.
exchange thoughts; talk with
From this reading I let him talk on, and when he had ended I showed him plainly that I had been thinking most of the time about something else.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I have hinted that Marriot was our sentimental member.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Why he should have chosen me as the pail into which to pour his troubles I cannot say.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He was seldom sentimental until after midnight, and then only when he and I were alone.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I let him talk on, and when he had ended I showed him plainly that I had been thinking most of the time about something else.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I let him talk on, and when he had ended I showed him plainly that I had been thinking most of the time about something else.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Why he should have chosen me as the pail into which to pour his troubles I cannot say.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading Why he should have chosen me as the pail into which to pour his troubles I cannot say.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading He was seldom sentimental until after midnight, and then only when he and I were alone.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have hinted that Marriot was our sentimental member.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He was seldom sentimental until after midnight, and then only when he and I were alone.
at the time that
From this reading He was seldom sentimental until after midnight, and then only when he and I were alone.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Why he should have chosen me as the pail into which to pour his troubles I cannot say.
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading Why he should have chosen me as the pail into which to pour his troubles I cannot say.
