adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading “I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write.”
againadverbUS /əˈɡen/
anew
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
answerverbUS /ˈænsər/
react verbally
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
awayadverbUS /əˈweɪ/
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
balconynounUS /ˈbælkəni/
an upper floor projecting from the rear over the main floor in an auditorium
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
bearverbUS /ber/
have
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
bringverbUS /brɪŋ/
take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
centred
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From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
clearedadjectiveUS /klɪrd/
rid of objects or obstructions such as e.g. trees and brush
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
concerningverbUS /kənˈsɜːrnɪŋ/
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
conjecturesnounUS /kənˈdʒektʃərz/
plural of “conjecture” — a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
doauxiliary verbUS /duː/
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
doingverbUS /ˈduːɪŋ/
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
doubtnounUS /daʊt/
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
downadjectiveUS /daʊn/
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
dramatizedverbUS /ˈdræmətaɪzd/
past form of “dramatize” — put into dramatic form
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
easeverbUS /iːz/
move gently or carefully
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
factnounUS /fækt/
a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
figurenounUS /ˈfɪɡjər/
a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
fondadjectiveUS /fɑːnd/
having or displaying warmth or affection
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
getverbUS /ɡet/
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
goverbUS /ɡoʊ/
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
gondolanounUS /ˈɡɑːndələ/
a low flat-bottomed freight car with fixed sides but no roof
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
halfadjectiveUS /hæf/
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading “I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write.”
heartsickadjective
full of sorrow
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
helpedverbUS /helpt/
past form of “help” — give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
herdeterminerUS /hɜːr/
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
herselfpronounUS /hərˈself/
used when the woman or girl doing the action is also its object
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
Hinkle
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From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
hopenounUS /hoʊp/
a specific instance of feeling hopeful
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
hournounUS /ˈaʊər/
a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
I'd
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From this reading “I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write.”
I've
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From this reading “I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write.”
ideanounUS /aɪˈdiːə/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
imaginedverbUS /ˌɪˈmædʒənd/
past form of “imagine” — form a mental image of something that is not present or that is not the case
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
ItpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
layverbUS /leɪ/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading “I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write.”
letternounUS /ˈletər/
a written message addressed to a person or organization
From this reading “I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write.”
likeverbUS /laɪk/
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading “I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write.”
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading “I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write.”
morningnounUS /ˈmɔːrnɪŋ/
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
mysterynounUS /ˈmɪstəri/
something that baffles understanding and cannot be explained
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading “I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write.”
papernounUS /ˈpeɪpər/
a material made of cellulose pulp derived mainly from wood or rags or certain grasses
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
pennounUS /pen/
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
putverbUS /pʊt/
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
reveriesnounUS /ˈrevəriz/
plural of “revery” — an abstracted state of absorption
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
rosenounUS /roʊz/
any of many shrubs of the genus Rosa that bear roses
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
shepronounUS /ʃiː/
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
shouldmodal verbUS /ʃʊd/
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
silencenounUS /ˈsaɪ.ləns/
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
suspensenounUS /səˈspens/
apprehension about what is going to happen
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading “I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write.”
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
thousandnounUS /ˈθaʊzənd/
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading “I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write.”
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
vice-consul
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
visitverbUS /ˈvɪzɪt/
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
whirledverbUS /wɜːrld/
past form of “whirl” — turn in a twisting or spinning motion
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading The fond reveries helped her to bear her suspense; they helped to make the days go by, to ease the doubt with which she lay down at night, and the heartsick hope with which she rose up in the morning.
wontedadjective
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading One day, at the hour of his wonted visit, she saw the vice-consul from her balcony coming, as it seemed to her, with another figure in his gondola, and a thousand conjectures whirled through her mind, and then centred upon one idea.
wordnounUS /wɜːrd/
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading She often imagined doing it; she had every word of such a letter in her mind; and she dramatized every fact concerning it from the time she should put pen to paper, to the time when she should get back the answer that cleared the mystery of his silence away.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading It had come to her thinking she would write again to Hinkle; but she could not bring herself to do it.
writeverbUS /raɪt/
produce a literary work
From this reading “I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write.”
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading “I've half a mind to let you--or the letter I'd like to write.”
