used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
(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 I manage to attend recitations, but that is all.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading SEVERAL days have passed, and I am still in dreamland with Miss Carrover.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The tutor’s instructions fall on an inattentive ear, and his questions receive random answers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading SEVERAL days have passed, and I am still in dreamland with Miss Carrover.
answersnounUS /ˈænsərz/
plural of “answer” — a statement (either spoken or written) that is made to reply to a question or request or criticism or accusation
From this reading The tutor’s instructions fall on an inattentive ear, and his questions receive random answers.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading I manage to attend recitations, but that is all.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
Bound written or printed works.
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I manage to attend recitations, but that is all.
assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
Carrover
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From this reading SEVERAL days have passed, and I am still in dreamland with Miss Carrover.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
perplexed by many conflicting situations or statements; filled with bewilderment
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
conjecturesnounUS /kənˈdʒektʃərz/
plural of “conjecture” — a hypothesis that has been formed by speculating or conjecturing (usually with little hard evidence)
From this reading I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
(usually plural) everything that is included in a collection and that is held or included in something
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
Danæan
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From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading SEVERAL days have passed, and I am still in dreamland with Miss Carrover.
dreamlandnounUS /ˈdriːmlænd/
a pleasing country existing only in dreams or imagination
From this reading SEVERAL days have passed, and I am still in dreamland with Miss Carrover.
the sense organ for hearing and equilibrium
From this reading The tutor’s instructions fall on an inattentive ear, and his questions receive random answers.
divisible by two
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
descend in free fall under the influence of gravity
From this reading The tutor’s instructions fall on an inattentive ear, and his questions receive random answers.
formingverbUS /ˈfɔːrmɪŋ/
-ing form of “form” — create (as an entity)
From this reading I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading SEVERAL days have passed, and I am still in dreamland with Miss Carrover.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading The tutor’s instructions fall on an inattentive ear, and his questions receive random answers.
hour'snounUS /ˈaʊərz/
possessive form of “hour” — a period of time equal to 1/24th of a day
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
how
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From this reading I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading SEVERAL days have passed, and I am still in dreamland with Miss Carrover.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading SEVERAL days have passed, and I am still in dreamland with Miss Carrover.
inattentiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪnəˈtentɪv/
showing a lack of attention or care
From this reading The tutor’s instructions fall on an inattentive ear, and his questions receive random answers.
instructionsnounUS /ˌɪnˈstrʌkʃənz/
a manual usually accompanying a technical device and explaining how to install or operate it
From this reading The tutor’s instructions fall on an inattentive ear, and his questions receive random answers.
interimnounUS /ˈɪntərəm/
the time between one event, process, or period and another
From this reading I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I manage to attend recitations, but that is all.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
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 I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading I manage to attend recitations, but that is all.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading SEVERAL days have passed, and I am still in dreamland with Miss Carrover.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
neglectedadjectiveUS /nəˈɡlektəd/
disregarded
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The tutor’s instructions fall on an inattentive ear, and his questions receive random answers.
used of mouth or eyes
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading SEVERAL days have passed, and I am still in dreamland with Miss Carrover.
being complete of its kind and without defect or blemish
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
preoccupiedadjectiveUS /priˈɑːkjəpaɪd/
deeply absorbed in thought
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
provesverbUS /pruːvz/
third-person singular of “prove” — be shown or be found to be
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
plural of “question” — an instance of questioning
From this reading The tutor’s instructions fall on an inattentive ear, and his questions receive random answers.
rainbownounUS /ˈreɪnboʊ/
an arc of colored light in the sky caused by refraction of the sun's rays by rain
From this reading I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
ramblingadjectiveUS /ˈræmblɪŋ/
spreading out in different directions or distributed irregularly
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
randomadjectiveUS /ˈrændəm/
lacking any definite plan or order or purpose; governed by or depending on chance
From this reading The tutor’s instructions fall on an inattentive ear, and his questions receive random answers.
get something; come into possession of
From this reading The tutor’s instructions fall on an inattentive ear, and his questions receive random answers.
recitationsnounUS /ˌresɪˈteɪʃənz/
plural of “recitation” — written matter that is recited from memory
From this reading I manage to attend recitations, but that is all.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading SEVERAL days have passed, and I am still in dreamland with Miss Carrover.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
sievenounUS /sɪv/
a strainer for separating lumps from powdered material or grading particles
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
not in physical motion
From this reading SEVERAL days have passed, and I am still in dreamland with Miss Carrover.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I manage to attend recitations, but that is all.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The tutor’s instructions fall on an inattentive ear, and his questions receive random answers.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I manage to attend recitations, but that is all.
interact in a certain way
From this reading I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
tutor's
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading The tutor’s instructions fall on an inattentive ear, and his questions receive random answers.
vacantadjectiveUS /ˈveɪkənt/
void of intelligence or thought
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
at the time that
From this reading My books are all neglected, and even when I try to study, my mind is so preoccupied that it proves a perfect Danæan sieve, and after an hour’s vacant rambling over a page I close the book, with a more confused idea of its contents than I had before I opened it.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
in the company of; together with
From this reading SEVERAL days have passed, and I am still in dreamland with Miss Carrover.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading I visit Miss Carrover every other evening, at least, and in the interim am thinking of a word she spoke, a smile she gave; or am forming rainbow conjectures as to how she will treat me when I next call.
