used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading This scene with Miriam put me in a state of bad humor, for all there was in it to make me glad.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading It was useless to argue with myself that I had been driven against my will; that, through my late career, I had chosen what seemed to be the right path, or, at least, the lesser of two evils.
(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 This scene with Miriam put me in a state of bad humor, for all there was in it to make me glad.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is seldom that sweet recollections come unmixed with sour, and then the sour bite into our thoughts and the sweet are clean forgotten.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading It is seldom that sweet recollections come unmixed with sour, and then the sour bite into our thoughts and the sweet are clean forgotten.
argueverbUS /ˈɑːrɡjuː/
present reasons and arguments
From this reading It was useless to argue with myself that I had been driven against my will; that, through my late career, I had chosen what seemed to be the right path, or, at least, the lesser of two evils.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I ought to have been happy over the dear picture of my sister and her friend praying together, each in her own faith, as Miriam said.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It was useless to argue with myself that I had been driven against my will; that, through my late career, I had chosen what seemed to be the right path, or, at least, the lesser of two evils.
having undesirable or negative qualities
From this reading This scene with Miriam put me in a state of bad humor, for all there was in it to make me glad.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading It was useless to argue with myself that I had been driven against my will; that, through my late career, I had chosen what seemed to be the right path, or, at least, the lesser of two evils.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I ought to have been happy over the dear picture of my sister and her friend praying together, each in her own faith, as Miriam said.
biteverbUS /baɪt/
to grip, cut off, or tear with or as if with the teeth or jaws
From this reading It is seldom that sweet recollections come unmixed with sour, and then the sour bite into our thoughts and the sweet are clean forgotten.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I could think only of my own loss in Ruth’s death, and of what wicked ways I had fallen into without her to keep me free of pitfalls.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading It was useless to argue with myself that I had been driven against my will; that, through my late career, I had chosen what seemed to be the right path, or, at least, the lesser of two evils.
one who is the object of choice; who is given preference
From this reading It was useless to argue with myself that I had been driven against my will; that, through my late career, I had chosen what seemed to be the right path, or, at least, the lesser of two evils.
free from dirt or impurities; or having clean habits
From this reading It is seldom that sweet recollections come unmixed with sour, and then the sour bite into our thoughts and the sweet are clean forgotten.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It is seldom that sweet recollections come unmixed with sour, and then the sour bite into our thoughts and the sweet are clean forgotten.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But I could think only of my own loss in Ruth’s death, and of what wicked ways I had fallen into without her to keep me free of pitfalls.
dearly loved
From this reading I ought to have been happy over the dear picture of my sister and her friend praying together, each in her own faith, as Miriam said.
the event of dying or departure from life
From this reading But I could think only of my own loss in Ruth’s death, and of what wicked ways I had fallen into without her to keep me free of pitfalls.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading It was useless to argue with myself that I had been driven against my will; that, through my late career, I had chosen what seemed to be the right path, or, at least, the lesser of two evils.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading I ought to have been happy over the dear picture of my sister and her friend praying together, each in her own faith, as Miriam said.
evilsnounUS /ˈiːvəlz/
plural of “evil” — morally objectionable behavior
From this reading It was useless to argue with myself that I had been driven against my will; that, through my late career, I had chosen what seemed to be the right path, or, at least, the lesser of two evils.
a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
From this reading I ought to have been happy over the dear picture of my sister and her friend praying together, each in her own faith, as Miriam said.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading But I could think only of my own loss in Ruth’s death, and of what wicked ways I had fallen into without her to keep me free of pitfalls.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading This scene with Miriam put me in a state of bad humor, for all there was in it to make me glad.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading It is seldom that sweet recollections come unmixed with sour, and then the sour bite into our thoughts and the sweet are clean forgotten.
grant freedom to; free from confinement
From this reading But I could think only of my own loss in Ruth’s death, and of what wicked ways I had fallen into without her to keep me free of pitfalls.
a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading I ought to have been happy over the dear picture of my sister and her friend praying together, each in her own faith, as Miriam said.
showing or causing joy and pleasure; especially made happy
From this reading This scene with Miriam put me in a state of bad humor, for all there was in it to make me glad.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading But I could think only of my own loss in Ruth’s death, and of what wicked ways I had fallen into without her to keep me free of pitfalls.
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading I ought to have been happy over the dear picture of my sister and her friend praying together, each in her own faith, as Miriam said.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I ought to have been happy over the dear picture of my sister and her friend praying together, each in her own faith, as Miriam said.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I ought to have been happy over the dear picture of my sister and her friend praying together, each in her own faith, as Miriam said.
humornounUS /ˈhjuːmər/
a message whose ingenuity or verbal skill or incongruity has the power to evoke laughter
From this reading This scene with Miriam put me in a state of bad humor, for all there was in it to make me glad.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I ought to have been happy over the dear picture of my sister and her friend praying together, each in her own faith, as Miriam said.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading This scene with Miriam put me in a state of bad humor, for all there was in it to make me glad.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It is seldom that sweet recollections come unmixed with sour, and then the sour bite into our thoughts and the sweet are clean forgotten.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is seldom that sweet recollections come unmixed with sour, and then the sour bite into our thoughts and the sweet are clean forgotten.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading This scene with Miriam put me in a state of bad humor, for all there was in it to make me glad.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading But I could think only of my own loss in Ruth’s death, and of what wicked ways I had fallen into without her to keep me free of pitfalls.
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading It was useless to argue with myself that I had been driven against my will; that, through my late career, I had chosen what seemed to be the right path, or, at least, the lesser of two evils.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading It was useless to argue with myself that I had been driven against my will; that, through my late career, I had chosen what seemed to be the right path, or, at least, the lesser of two evils.
lesseradjectiveUS /ˈlesər/
of less size or importance
From this reading It was useless to argue with myself that I had been driven against my will; that, through my late career, I had chosen what seemed to be the right path, or, at least, the lesser of two evils.
something that is lost
From this reading But I could think only of my own loss in Ruth’s death, and of what wicked ways I had fallen into without her to keep me free of pitfalls.
engage in
From this reading This scene with Miriam put me in a state of bad humor, for all there was in it to make me glad.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This scene with Miriam put me in a state of bad humor, for all there was in it to make me glad.
Miriam
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From this reading This scene with Miriam put me in a state of bad humor, for all there was in it to make me glad.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I ought to have been happy over the dear picture of my sister and her friend praying together, each in her own faith, as Miriam said.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading It was useless to argue with myself that I had been driven against my will; that, through my late career, I had chosen what seemed to be the right path, or, at least, the lesser of two evils.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading This scene with Miriam put me in a state of bad humor, for all there was in it to make me glad.
and nothing more
From this reading But I could think only of my own loss in Ruth’s death, and of what wicked ways I had fallen into without her to keep me free of pitfalls.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was useless to argue with myself that I had been driven against my will; that, through my late career, I had chosen what seemed to be the right path, or, at least, the lesser of two evils.
used with “to” to say what is right or advisable
From this reading I ought to have been happy over the dear picture of my sister and her friend praying together, each in her own faith, as Miriam said.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading It is seldom that sweet recollections come unmixed with sour, and then the sour bite into our thoughts and the sweet are clean forgotten.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading I ought to have been happy over the dear picture of my sister and her friend praying together, each in her own faith, as Miriam said.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading I ought to have been happy over the dear picture of my sister and her friend praying together, each in her own faith, as Miriam said.
a course of conduct
From this reading It was useless to argue with myself that I had been driven against my will; that, through my late career, I had chosen what seemed to be the right path, or, at least, the lesser of two evils.
a visual representation (of an object or scene or person or abstraction) produced on a surface
From this reading I ought to have been happy over the dear picture of my sister and her friend praying together, each in her own faith, as Miriam said.
pitfallsnounUS /ˈpɪtfɔːlz/
plural of “pitfall” — an unforeseen or unexpected or surprising difficulty
From this reading But I could think only of my own loss in Ruth’s death, and of what wicked ways I had fallen into without her to keep me free of pitfalls.
prayingverbUS /ˈpreɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “pray” — address a deity, a prophet, a saint or an object of worship; say a prayer
From this reading I ought to have been happy over the dear picture of my sister and her friend praying together, each in her own faith, as Miriam said.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading This scene with Miriam put me in a state of bad humor, for all there was in it to make me glad.
recollectionsnounUS /ˌrekəˈlekʃənz/
plural of “recollection” — the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading It is seldom that sweet recollections come unmixed with sour, and then the sour bite into our thoughts and the sweet are clean forgotten.
precisely, exactly
From this reading It was useless to argue with myself that I had been driven against my will; that, through my late career, I had chosen what seemed to be the right path, or, at least, the lesser of two evils.
Ruth'snounUS /ruːθs/
possessive form of “ruth” — United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading But I could think only of my own loss in Ruth’s death, and of what wicked ways I had fallen into without her to keep me free of pitfalls.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading I ought to have been happy over the dear picture of my sister and her friend praying together, each in her own faith, as Miriam said.
the place where some action occurs
From this reading This scene with Miriam put me in a state of bad humor, for all there was in it to make me glad.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It was useless to argue with myself that I had been driven against my will; that, through my late career, I had chosen what seemed to be the right path, or, at least, the lesser of two evils.
not often
From this reading It is seldom that sweet recollections come unmixed with sour, and then the sour bite into our thoughts and the sweet are clean forgotten.
a female person who has the same parents as another person
From this reading I ought to have been happy over the dear picture of my sister and her friend praying together, each in her own faith, as Miriam said.
sourverbUS /ˈsaʊər/
go sour or spoil
From this reading It is seldom that sweet recollections come unmixed with sour, and then the sour bite into our thoughts and the sweet are clean forgotten.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading This scene with Miriam put me in a state of bad humor, for all there was in it to make me glad.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading It is seldom that sweet recollections come unmixed with sour, and then the sour bite into our thoughts and the sweet are clean forgotten.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is seldom that sweet recollections come unmixed with sour, and then the sour bite into our thoughts and the sweet are clean forgotten.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is seldom that sweet recollections come unmixed with sour, and then the sour bite into our thoughts and the sweet are clean forgotten.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading It is seldom that sweet recollections come unmixed with sour, and then the sour bite into our thoughts and the sweet are clean forgotten.
in or at that place or location
From this reading This scene with Miriam put me in a state of bad humor, for all there was in it to make me glad.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading But I could think only of my own loss in Ruth’s death, and of what wicked ways I had fallen into without her to keep me free of pitfalls.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This scene with Miriam put me in a state of bad humor, for all there was in it to make me glad.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It is seldom that sweet recollections come unmixed with sour, and then the sour bite into our thoughts and the sweet are clean forgotten.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It was useless to argue with myself that I had been driven against my will; that, through my late career, I had chosen what seemed to be the right path, or, at least, the lesser of two evils.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading This scene with Miriam put me in a state of bad humor, for all there was in it to make me glad.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading I ought to have been happy over the dear picture of my sister and her friend praying together, each in her own faith, as Miriam said.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading It was useless to argue with myself that I had been driven against my will; that, through my late career, I had chosen what seemed to be the right path, or, at least, the lesser of two evils.
unmixedadjectiveUS /ənˈmɪkst/
not mixed with extraneous elements
From this reading It is seldom that sweet recollections come unmixed with sour, and then the sour bite into our thoughts and the sweet are clean forgotten.
having no beneficial use or incapable of functioning usefully
From this reading It was useless to argue with myself that I had been driven against my will; that, through my late career, I had chosen what seemed to be the right path, or, at least, the lesser of two evils.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This scene with Miriam put me in a state of bad humor, for all there was in it to make me glad.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading But I could think only of my own loss in Ruth’s death, and of what wicked ways I had fallen into without her to keep me free of pitfalls.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But I could think only of my own loss in Ruth’s death, and of what wicked ways I had fallen into without her to keep me free of pitfalls.
morally bad in principle or practice
From this reading But I could think only of my own loss in Ruth’s death, and of what wicked ways I had fallen into without her to keep me free of pitfalls.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading It was useless to argue with myself that I had been driven against my will; that, through my late career, I had chosen what seemed to be the right path, or, at least, the lesser of two evils.
in the company of; together with
From this reading This scene with Miriam put me in a state of bad humor, for all there was in it to make me glad.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading But I could think only of my own loss in Ruth’s death, and of what wicked ways I had fallen into without her to keep me free of pitfalls.
