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From this reading * * * * * _Florence, April 14._--I have not written a word since we arrived at Sienna.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading * * * * * _Florence, April 14._--I have not written a word since we arrived at Sienna.
anew
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
AprilnounUS /ˈeɪprəl/
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading * * * * * _Florence, April 14._--I have not written a word since we arrived at Sienna.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading * * * * * _Florence, April 14._--I have not written a word since we arrived at Sienna.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading * * * * * _Florence, April 14._--I have not written a word since we arrived at Sienna.
availverbUS /əˈveɪl/
use to one's advantage
From this reading What would it avail me to keep a mere journal of suffering?
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I have just left a gay party, where Mr. Rogers (whom by special good fortune we meet at every resting-place, and who dined with us to-day) has been entertaining us delightfully.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
cause to change; make different; cause a transformation
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits
From this reading This is not a mere effusion of low spirits; I was never more cheerful.
clingsnounUS /klɪŋz/
plural of “cling” — fruit (especially peach) whose flesh adheres strongly to the pit
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
delightfullyadverbUS /dɪˈlaɪtfəli/
in a delightful manner
From this reading I have just left a gay party, where Mr. Rogers (whom by special good fortune we meet at every resting-place, and who dined with us to-day) has been entertaining us delightfully.
dinedverbUS /daɪnd/
past form of “dine” — have supper; eat dinner
From this reading I have just left a gay party, where Mr. Rogers (whom by special good fortune we meet at every resting-place, and who dined with us to-day) has been entertaining us delightfully.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
effusionnoun
an unrestrained expression of emotion
From this reading This is not a mere effusion of low spirits; I was never more cheerful.
entertainingadjectiveUS /ˌentərˈteɪnɪŋ/
agreeably diverting
From this reading I have just left a gay party, where Mr. Rogers (whom by special good fortune we meet at every resting-place, and who dined with us to-day) has been entertaining us delightfully.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading I have just left a gay party, where Mr. Rogers (whom by special good fortune we meet at every resting-place, and who dined with us to-day) has been entertaining us delightfully.
FlorencenounUS /ˈflɔːrəns/
a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries
From this reading * * * * * _Florence, April 14._--I have not written a word since we arrived at Sienna.
dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading I have just left a gay party, where Mr. Rogers (whom by special good fortune we meet at every resting-place, and who dined with us to-day) has been entertaining us delightfully.
bright and pleasant; promoting a feeling of cheer
From this reading I have just left a gay party, where Mr. Rogers (whom by special good fortune we meet at every resting-place, and who dined with us to-day) has been entertaining us delightfully.
destroyed or killed
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading I have just left a gay party, where Mr. Rogers (whom by special good fortune we meet at every resting-place, and who dined with us to-day) has been entertaining us delightfully.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I have just left a gay party, where Mr. Rogers (whom by special good fortune we meet at every resting-place, and who dined with us to-day) has been entertaining us delightfully.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading * * * * * _Florence, April 14._--I have not written a word since we arrived at Sienna.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading * * * * * _Florence, April 14._--I have not written a word since we arrived at Sienna.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is not a mere effusion of low spirits; I was never more cheerful.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading What would it avail me to keep a mere journal of suffering?
journalnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading What would it avail me to keep a mere journal of suffering?
and nothing more
From this reading I have just left a gay party, where Mr. Rogers (whom by special good fortune we meet at every resting-place, and who dined with us to-day) has been entertaining us delightfully.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading What would it avail me to keep a mere journal of suffering?
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading I have just left a gay party, where Mr. Rogers (whom by special good fortune we meet at every resting-place, and who dined with us to-day) has been entertaining us delightfully.
less than normal in degree or intensity or amount
From this reading This is not a mere effusion of low spirits; I was never more cheerful.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading What would it avail me to keep a mere journal of suffering?
come together
From this reading I have just left a gay party, where Mr. Rogers (whom by special good fortune we meet at every resting-place, and who dined with us to-day) has been entertaining us delightfully.
being nothing more than specified
From this reading What would it avail me to keep a mere journal of suffering?
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading This is not a mere effusion of low spirits; I was never more cheerful.
a form of address for a man
From this reading I have just left a gay party, where Mr. Rogers (whom by special good fortune we meet at every resting-place, and who dined with us to-day) has been entertaining us delightfully.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading * * * * * _Florence, April 14._--I have not written a word since we arrived at Sienna.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading What would it avail me to keep a mere journal of suffering?
others
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From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
an organization to gain political power
From this reading I have just left a gay party, where Mr. Rogers (whom by special good fortune we meet at every resting-place, and who dined with us to-day) has been entertaining us delightfully.
resting-place
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From this reading I have just left a gay party, where Mr. Rogers (whom by special good fortune we meet at every resting-place, and who dined with us to-day) has been entertaining us delightfully.
RogersnounUS /ˈrɑːdʒərz/
United States humorist remembered for his homespun commentary on politics and American society (1879-1935)
From this reading I have just left a gay party, where Mr. Rogers (whom by special good fortune we meet at every resting-place, and who dined with us to-day) has been entertaining us delightfully.
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
SiennanounUS /siˈenə/
an earth color containing ferric oxides; used as a pigment
From this reading * * * * * _Florence, April 14._--I have not written a word since we arrived at Sienna.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading * * * * * _Florence, April 14._--I have not written a word since we arrived at Sienna.
the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
unique or specific to a person or thing or category
From this reading I have just left a gay party, where Mr. Rogers (whom by special good fortune we meet at every resting-place, and who dined with us to-day) has been entertaining us delightfully.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading This is not a mere effusion of low spirits; I was never more cheerful.
substancenounUS /ˈsʌbstəns/
the real physical matter of which a person or thing consists
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
a state of acute pain
From this reading What would it avail me to keep a mere journal of suffering?
tenacitynounUS /təˈnæsɪti/
persistent determination
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
in or at that place or location
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading What would it avail me to keep a mere journal of suffering?
to-day
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From this reading I have just left a gay party, where Mr. Rogers (whom by special good fortune we meet at every resting-place, and who dined with us to-day) has been entertaining us delightfully.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have just left a gay party, where Mr. Rogers (whom by special good fortune we meet at every resting-place, and who dined with us to-day) has been entertaining us delightfully.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading This is not a mere effusion of low spirits; I was never more cheerful.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading * * * * * _Florence, April 14._--I have not written a word since we arrived at Sienna.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What would it avail me to keep a mere journal of suffering?
in or at the place that
From this reading I have just left a gay party, where Mr. Rogers (whom by special good fortune we meet at every resting-place, and who dined with us to-day) has been entertaining us delightfully.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading O that I could change as others do, could forget that such things have been which can never be again! that there were not this tenacity in my heart and soul which clings to the shadow though the substance be gone!
which person or people
From this reading I have just left a gay party, where Mr. Rogers (whom by special good fortune we meet at every resting-place, and who dined with us to-day) has been entertaining us delightfully.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I have just left a gay party, where Mr. Rogers (whom by special good fortune we meet at every resting-place, and who dined with us to-day) has been entertaining us delightfully.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I have just left a gay party, where Mr. Rogers (whom by special good fortune we meet at every resting-place, and who dined with us to-day) has been entertaining us delightfully.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading * * * * * _Florence, April 14._--I have not written a word since we arrived at Sienna.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading What would it avail me to keep a mere journal of suffering?
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading * * * * * _Florence, April 14._--I have not written a word since we arrived at Sienna.
