adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(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 He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading For such a wind has a shadow wind along with it, that blows in the minds of men.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
bleakadjectiveUS /bliːk/
offering little or no hope
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
blowsnounUS /bloʊz/
plural of “blow” — a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon
From this reading For such a wind has a shadow wind along with it, that blows in the minds of men.
bothdeterminerUS /boʊθ/
the two together, not just one
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
closingnounUS /ˈkloʊzɪŋ/
the act of closing something
From this reading The evening was closing into night.
datenounUS /deɪt/
the specified day of the month
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading He knew nothing about east winds; but not the less did this dreary wind of the dreary March world prove itself upon his soul.
drearyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪri/
lacking in liveliness or charm or surprise
From this reading He knew nothing about east winds; but not the less did this dreary wind of the dreary March world prove itself upon his soul.
drivingadjectiveUS /ˈdraɪvɪŋ/
having the power of driving or impelling
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
eastnounUS /iːst/
the cardinal compass point that is at 90 degrees
From this reading He knew nothing about east winds; but not the less did this dreary wind of the dreary March world prove itself upon his soul.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For such a wind has a shadow wind along with it, that blows in the minds of men.
foundverbUS /faʊnd/
set up or found
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
gable-room
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
gustyadjectiveUS /ˈɡʌsti/
blowing in puffs or short intermittent blasts
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
half-holiday
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For such a wind has a shadow wind along with it, that blows in the minds of men.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He knew nothing about east winds; but not the less did this dreary wind of the dreary March world prove itself upon his soul.
how
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading The evening was closing into night.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
itselfpronounUS /ˌɪtˈself/
used when the thing doing the action is also its object
From this reading He knew nothing about east winds; but not the less did this dreary wind of the dreary March world prove itself upon his soul.
knewverbUS /nuː/
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading He knew nothing about east winds; but not the less did this dreary wind of the dreary March world prove itself upon his soul.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/
march in a procession
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
mennounUS /men/
the force of workers available
From this reading For such a wind has a shadow wind along with it, that blows in the minds of men.
mindsnounUS /maɪndz/
plural of “mind” — that which is responsible for one's thoughts, feelings, and conscious brain functions; the seat of the faculty of reason
From this reading For such a wind has a shadow wind along with it, that blows in the minds of men.
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The evening was closing into night.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He knew nothing about east winds; but not the less did this dreary wind of the dreary March world prove itself upon his soul.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading He knew nothing about east winds; but not the less did this dreary wind of the dreary March world prove itself upon his soul.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
OnepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
outadjectiveUS /aʊt/
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
play-Wednesday
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
proveverbUS /pruːv/
be shown or be found to be
From this reading He knew nothing about east winds; but not the less did this dreary wind of the dreary March world prove itself upon his soul.
rememberedverbUS /rɪˈmembərd/
past form of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
RobertnounUS /ˈrɑːbərt/
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
shadownounUS /ˈʃæd.oʊ/
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading For such a wind has a shadow wind along with it, that blows in the minds of men.
soulnounUS /soʊl/
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading He knew nothing about east winds; but not the less did this dreary wind of the dreary March world prove itself upon his soul.
standingadjectiveUS /ˈstændɪŋ/
having a supporting base
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
streetnounUS /striːt/
a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
suchdeterminerUS /sʌtʃ/
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading For such a wind has a shadow wind along with it, that blows in the minds of men.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
thereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
thingnounUS /θɪŋ/
a special situation
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
thisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading He knew nothing about east winds; but not the less did this dreary wind of the dreary March world prove itself upon his soul.
thoughtnounUS /θɔːt/
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
townnounUS /taʊn/
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
tryingadjectiveUS /ˈtraɪɪŋ/
hard to endure
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading He knew nothing about east winds; but not the less did this dreary wind of the dreary March world prove itself upon his soul.
vainadjectiveUS /veɪn/
characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
welladverbUS /wel/
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
windnounUS /waɪnd/
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
windowsnounUS /ˈwɪndoʊz/
(trademark) an operating system with a graphical user interface
From this reading One gusty evening--it was of the last day in March--Robert well remembered both the date and the day--a bleak wind was driving up the long street of the town, and Robert was standing looking out of one of the windows in the gable-room.
windsnounUS /wɪndz/
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading He knew nothing about east winds; but not the less did this dreary wind of the dreary March world prove itself upon his soul.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading For such a wind has a shadow wind along with it, that blows in the minds of men.
withal
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading He hardly knew how he came to be there, but when he thought about it he found it was play-Wednesday, and that he had been all the half-holiday trying one thing after another to interest himself withal, but in vain.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading He knew nothing about east winds; but not the less did this dreary wind of the dreary March world prove itself upon his soul.
