aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading Miss Walker was depressed, Mr. Spinks was not in his accustomed spirits, and Mrs. Downey had been going about with red eyes all day.
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading Miss Walker was depressed, Mr. Spinks was not in his accustomed spirits, and Mrs. Downey had been going about with red eyes all day.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading It was the second evening after his return.
agonizingadjectiveUS /ˈæɡənaɪzɪŋ/
extremely painful
From this reading Rickman, it seemed, was doomed to inspire that sense of agonizing uncertainty.
(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 Miss Walker was depressed, Mr. Spinks was not in his accustomed spirits, and Mrs. Downey had been going about with red eyes all day.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Miss Walker was depressed, Mr. Spinks was not in his accustomed spirits, and Mrs. Downey had been going about with red eyes all day.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Miss Walker was depressed, Mr. Spinks was not in his accustomed spirits, and Mrs. Downey had been going about with red eyes all day.
confidedverbUS /kənˈfaɪdɪd/
past form of “confide” — reveal in private; tell confidentially
From this reading Mr. Rickman had confided to her the deplorable state of his finances.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Miss Walker was depressed, Mr. Spinks was not in his accustomed spirits, and Mrs. Downey had been going about with red eyes all day.
deplorableadjectiveUS /dɪˈplɔːrəbəl/
bad; unfortunate
From this reading Mr. Rickman had confided to her the deplorable state of his finances.
depressedadjectiveUS /dɪˈprest/
lower than previously
From this reading Miss Walker was depressed, Mr. Spinks was not in his accustomed spirits, and Mrs. Downey had been going about with red eyes all day.
the main meal of the day served in the evening or at midday
From this reading The Dinner was not going off well.
doomedadjectiveUS /duːmd/
marked for certain death
From this reading Rickman, it seemed, was doomed to inspire that sense of agonizing uncertainty.
Downey
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From this reading Miss Walker was depressed, Mr. Spinks was not in his accustomed spirits, and Mrs. Downey had been going about with red eyes all day.
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading It was the second evening after his return.
opinion or judgment
From this reading Miss Walker was depressed, Mr. Spinks was not in his accustomed spirits, and Mrs. Downey had been going about with red eyes all day.
financesnounUS /fɪˈnænsɪz/
assets in the form of money
From this reading Mr. Rickman had confided to her the deplorable state of his finances.
the act of departing
From this reading The Dinner was not going off well.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Miss Walker was depressed, Mr. Spinks was not in his accustomed spirits, and Mrs. Downey had been going about with red eyes all day.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Mr. Rickman had confided to her the deplorable state of his finances.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It was the second evening after his return.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Miss Walker was depressed, Mr. Spinks was not in his accustomed spirits, and Mrs. Downey had been going about with red eyes all day.
inspireverbUS /ˌɪnˈspaɪr/
heighten or intensify
From this reading Rickman, it seemed, was doomed to inspire that sense of agonizing uncertainty.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Rickman, it seemed, was doomed to inspire that sense of agonizing uncertainty.
fail to perceive or to catch with the senses or the mind
From this reading Miss Walker was depressed, Mr. Spinks was not in his accustomed spirits, and Mrs. Downey had been going about with red eyes all day.
a form of address for a man
From this reading Miss Walker was depressed, Mr. Spinks was not in his accustomed spirits, and Mrs. Downey had been going about with red eyes all day.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading Miss Walker was depressed, Mr. Spinks was not in his accustomed spirits, and Mrs. Downey had been going about with red eyes all day.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The Dinner was not going off well.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Rickman, it seemed, was doomed to inspire that sense of agonizing uncertainty.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The Dinner was not going off well.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Miss Walker was depressed, Mr. Spinks was not in his accustomed spirits, and Mrs. Downey had been going about with red eyes all day.
go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading It was the second evening after his return.
Rickman
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Rickman, it seemed, was doomed to inspire that sense of agonizing uncertainty.
1/60 of a minute; the basic unit of time adopted under the Systeme International d'Unites
From this reading It was the second evening after his return.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Rickman, it seemed, was doomed to inspire that sense of agonizing uncertainty.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading Rickman, it seemed, was doomed to inspire that sense of agonizing uncertainty.
Spinks
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Miss Walker was depressed, Mr. Spinks was not in his accustomed spirits, and Mrs. Downey had been going about with red eyes all day.
an alcoholic beverage that is distilled rather than fermented
From this reading Miss Walker was depressed, Mr. Spinks was not in his accustomed spirits, and Mrs. Downey had been going about with red eyes all day.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading Mr. Rickman had confided to her the deplorable state of his finances.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rickman, it seemed, was doomed to inspire that sense of agonizing uncertainty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the second evening after his return.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Rickman, it seemed, was doomed to inspire that sense of agonizing uncertainty.
uncertaintynounUS /ənˈsɜːrtənti/
being unsettled or in doubt or dependent on chance
From this reading Rickman, it seemed, was doomed to inspire that sense of agonizing uncertainty.
WalkernounUS /ˈwɔːkər/
New Zealand runner who in 1975 became the first person to run a mile in less that 3 minutes and 50 seconds (born in 1952)
From this reading Miss Walker was depressed, Mr. Spinks was not in his accustomed spirits, and Mrs. Downey had been going about with red eyes all day.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Rickman, it seemed, was doomed to inspire that sense of agonizing uncertainty.
(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 The Dinner was not going off well.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Miss Walker was depressed, Mr. Spinks was not in his accustomed spirits, and Mrs. Downey had been going about with red eyes all day.
