adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Thirty years was a long tenure of office, one of the longest, in point of consecutively active editorship, in the history of American magazines.
activeadjectiveUS /ˈæktɪv/
tending to become more severe or wider in scope
From this reading Thirty years was a long tenure of office, one of the longest, in point of consecutively active editorship, in the history of American magazines.
AmericannounUS /əˈmerəkən/
a native or inhabitant of the United States
From this reading Thirty years was a long tenure of office, one of the longest, in point of consecutively active editorship, in the history of American magazines.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading That public had been wonderfully indulgent toward his shortcomings, lenient with his errors, and tremendously inspiring to his best endeavor.
askverbUS /æsk/
make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He would not ask too much of it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading That public had been wonderfully indulgent toward his shortcomings, lenient with his errors, and tremendously inspiring to his best endeavor.
beforeprepositionUS /bɪˈfɔːr/
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Moreover, Bok wished to say good-bye to his public before it decided, for some reason or other, to say good-bye to him.
bestnounUS /best/
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading That public had been wonderfully indulgent toward his shortcomings, lenient with his errors, and tremendously inspiring to his best endeavor.
Bok
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From this reading Moreover, Bok wished to say good-bye to his public before it decided, for some reason or other, to say good-bye to him.
consecutivelyadverbUS /kənˈsekjətɪvli/
in a consecutive manner
From this reading Thirty years was a long tenure of office, one of the longest, in point of consecutively active editorship, in the history of American magazines.
decidedadjectiveUS /ˌdɪˈsaɪdɪd/
recognizable; marked
From this reading Moreover, Bok wished to say good-bye to his public before it decided, for some reason or other, to say good-bye to him.
desirenounUS /dɪˈzaɪər/
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading He had no desire to outstay his welcome.
editorshipnounUS /ˈedətərʃɪp/
the position of editor
From this reading Thirty years was a long tenure of office, one of the longest, in point of consecutively active editorship, in the history of American magazines.
endeavornounUS /ɪnˈdevər/
a purposeful or industrious undertaking (especially one that requires effort or boldness)
From this reading That public had been wonderfully indulgent toward his shortcomings, lenient with his errors, and tremendously inspiring to his best endeavor.
errorsnounUS /ˈerərz/
plural of “error” — a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
From this reading That public had been wonderfully indulgent toward his shortcomings, lenient with his errors, and tremendously inspiring to his best endeavor.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Moreover, Bok wished to say good-bye to his public before it decided, for some reason or other, to say good-bye to him.
good-byenounUS /ɡɪdˈbaɪ/
a farewell remark
From this reading Moreover, Bok wished to say good-bye to his public before it decided, for some reason or other, to say good-bye to him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had no desire to outstay his welcome.
HepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had no desire to outstay his welcome.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Moreover, Bok wished to say good-bye to his public before it decided, for some reason or other, to say good-bye to him.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Moreover, Bok wished to say good-bye to his public before it decided, for some reason or other, to say good-bye to him.
historynounUS /ˈhɪstəri/
the aggregate of past events
From this reading Thirty years was a long tenure of office, one of the longest, in point of consecutively active editorship, in the history of American magazines.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Thirty years was a long tenure of office, one of the longest, in point of consecutively active editorship, in the history of American magazines.
indulgentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdʌldʒənt/
characterized by or given to yielding to the wishes of someone
From this reading That public had been wonderfully indulgent toward his shortcomings, lenient with his errors, and tremendously inspiring to his best endeavor.
inspiringadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪrɪŋ/
stimulating or exalting to the spirit
From this reading That public had been wonderfully indulgent toward his shortcomings, lenient with his errors, and tremendously inspiring to his best endeavor.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Moreover, Bok wished to say good-bye to his public before it decided, for some reason or other, to say good-bye to him.
lenientadjectiveUS /ˈliːniənt/
tolerant or lenient
From this reading That public had been wonderfully indulgent toward his shortcomings, lenient with his errors, and tremendously inspiring to his best endeavor.
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 Thirty years was a long tenure of office, one of the longest, in point of consecutively active editorship, in the history of American magazines.
longestadverbUS /ˈlɔːŋɡəst/
for the most time
From this reading Thirty years was a long tenure of office, one of the longest, in point of consecutively active editorship, in the history of American magazines.
magazinesnounUS /ˈmæɡəziːnz/
plural of “magazine” — a periodic publication containing pictures and stories and articles of interest to those who purchase it or subscribe to it
From this reading Thirty years was a long tenure of office, one of the longest, in point of consecutively active editorship, in the history of American magazines.
MoreoveradverbUS /mɔːˈroʊvər/
in addition to what has just been said
From this reading Moreover, Bok wished to say good-bye to his public before it decided, for some reason or other, to say good-bye to him.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He would not ask too much of it.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading He had no desire to outstay his welcome.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He would not ask too much of it.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He would not ask too much of it.
officenounUS /ˈɔːfɪs/
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading Thirty years was a long tenure of office, one of the longest, in point of consecutively active editorship, in the history of American magazines.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Thirty years was a long tenure of office, one of the longest, in point of consecutively active editorship, in the history of American magazines.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Moreover, Bok wished to say good-bye to his public before it decided, for some reason or other, to say good-bye to him.
otheradjectiveUS /ˈʌðər/
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Moreover, Bok wished to say good-bye to his public before it decided, for some reason or other, to say good-bye to him.
outstayverb
stay too long
From this reading He had no desire to outstay his welcome.
pointnounUS /pɔɪnt/
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Thirty years was a long tenure of office, one of the longest, in point of consecutively active editorship, in the history of American magazines.
publicnounUS /ˈpʌblɪk/
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading Moreover, Bok wished to say good-bye to his public before it decided, for some reason or other, to say good-bye to him.
reasonnounUS /ˈriːzən/
a rational motive for a belief or action
From this reading Moreover, Bok wished to say good-bye to his public before it decided, for some reason or other, to say good-bye to him.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading Moreover, Bok wished to say good-bye to his public before it decided, for some reason or other, to say good-bye to him.
shortcomingsnounUS /ˈʃɔːrtkʌmɪŋz/
plural of “shortcoming” — a failing or deficiency
From this reading That public had been wonderfully indulgent toward his shortcomings, lenient with his errors, and tremendously inspiring to his best endeavor.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Moreover, Bok wished to say good-bye to his public before it decided, for some reason or other, to say good-bye to him.
tenurenounUS /ˈtenjər/
the term during which some position is held
From this reading Thirty years was a long tenure of office, one of the longest, in point of consecutively active editorship, in the history of American magazines.
ThatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That public had been wonderfully indulgent toward his shortcomings, lenient with his errors, and tremendously inspiring to his best endeavor.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Thirty years was a long tenure of office, one of the longest, in point of consecutively active editorship, in the history of American magazines.
ThirtynounUS /ˈθɜːrdiː/
the cardinal number that is the product of ten and three
From this reading Thirty years was a long tenure of office, one of the longest, in point of consecutively active editorship, in the history of American magazines.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Moreover, Bok wished to say good-bye to his public before it decided, for some reason or other, to say good-bye to him.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He would not ask too much of it.
towardprepositionUS /təˈwɔːrd/
in the direction of
From this reading That public had been wonderfully indulgent toward his shortcomings, lenient with his errors, and tremendously inspiring to his best endeavor.
tremendouslyadverbUS /trəˈmendəsli/
extremely
From this reading That public had been wonderfully indulgent toward his shortcomings, lenient with his errors, and tremendously inspiring to his best endeavor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Thirty years was a long tenure of office, one of the longest, in point of consecutively active editorship, in the history of American magazines.
welcomeverbUS /ˈwelkəm/
accept gladly
From this reading He had no desire to outstay his welcome.
wishedverbUS /wɪʃt/
past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish
From this reading Moreover, Bok wished to say good-bye to his public before it decided, for some reason or other, to say good-bye to him.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading That public had been wonderfully indulgent toward his shortcomings, lenient with his errors, and tremendously inspiring to his best endeavor.
wonderfullyadverbUS /ˈwʌndərfəli/
(used as an intensifier) extremely well
From this reading That public had been wonderfully indulgent toward his shortcomings, lenient with his errors, and tremendously inspiring to his best endeavor.
wouldmodal verbUS /wʊd/
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading He would not ask too much of it.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Thirty years was a long tenure of office, one of the longest, in point of consecutively active editorship, in the history of American magazines.
