used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
speak to
From this reading The address will tell you where we are,--I wish anybody or anything else would tell you how or why we came here!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
any person at all
From this reading The address will tell you where we are,--I wish anybody or anything else would tell you how or why we came here!
any thing at all
From this reading The address will tell you where we are,--I wish anybody or anything else would tell you how or why we came here!
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading The address will tell you where we are,--I wish anybody or anything else would tell you how or why we came here!
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading My poor head--none of the clearest in what may be called my lucid intervals--is but a very indifferent thinking machine when harassed, worried, and tormented as I have been latterly.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading I intended to have gone back from Genoa, nor do I yet understand what prevented me doing so.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My poor head--none of the clearest in what may be called my lucid intervals--is but a very indifferent thinking machine when harassed, worried, and tormented as I have been latterly.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading My poor head--none of the clearest in what may be called my lucid intervals--is but a very indifferent thinking machine when harassed, worried, and tormented as I have been latterly.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading My poor head--none of the clearest in what may be called my lucid intervals--is but a very indifferent thinking machine when harassed, worried, and tormented as I have been latterly.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The address will tell you where we are,--I wish anybody or anything else would tell you how or why we came here!
clearestadjectiveUS /ˈklɪrɪst/
superlative of “clear” — readily apparent to the mind
From this reading My poor head--none of the clearest in what may be called my lucid intervals--is but a very indifferent thinking machine when harassed, worried, and tormented as I have been latterly.
dearly loved
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
didn't
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From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading I intended to have gone back from Genoa, nor do I yet understand what prevented me doing so.
-ing form of “do” — engage in
From this reading I intended to have gone back from Genoa, nor do I yet understand what prevented me doing so.
else
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From this reading The address will tell you where we are,--I wish anybody or anything else would tell you how or why we came here!
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
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, Lungo l'Arno.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
GenoanounUS /ˈdʒenoʊə/
a seaport in northwestern Italy; provincial capital of Liguria
From this reading I intended to have gone back from Genoa, nor do I yet understand what prevented me doing so.
destroyed or killed
From this reading I intended to have gone back from Genoa, nor do I yet understand what prevented me doing so.
harassedadjectiveUS /hərˈæst/
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading My poor head--none of the clearest in what may be called my lucid intervals--is but a very indifferent thinking machine when harassed, worried, and tormented as I have been latterly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I intended to have gone back from Genoa, nor do I yet understand what prevented me doing so.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading My poor head--none of the clearest in what may be called my lucid intervals--is but a very indifferent thinking machine when harassed, worried, and tormented as I have been latterly.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading The address will tell you where we are,--I wish anybody or anything else would tell you how or why we came here!
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
how
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From this reading The address will tell you where we are,--I wish anybody or anything else would tell you how or why we came here!
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading My poor head--none of the clearest in what may be called my lucid intervals--is but a very indifferent thinking machine when harassed, worried, and tormented as I have been latterly.
indifferentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈdɪfrənt/
marked by a lack of interest
From this reading My poor head--none of the clearest in what may be called my lucid intervals--is but a very indifferent thinking machine when harassed, worried, and tormented as I have been latterly.
resulting from one's intentions
From this reading I intended to have gone back from Genoa, nor do I yet understand what prevented me doing so.
intervalsnounUS /ˈɪntərvəlz/
plural of “interval” — a definite length of time marked off by two instants
From this reading My poor head--none of the clearest in what may be called my lucid intervals--is but a very indifferent thinking machine when harassed, worried, and tormented as I have been latterly.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
l'Arno
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From this reading Florence, Lungo l'Arno.
immediately past
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
latterlyadverb
in the recent past
From this reading My poor head--none of the clearest in what may be called my lucid intervals--is but a very indifferent thinking machine when harassed, worried, and tormented as I have been latterly.
for more time
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
lucidadjectiveUS /ˈluːsəd/
(of language) transparently clear; easily understandable
From this reading My poor head--none of the clearest in what may be called my lucid intervals--is but a very indifferent thinking machine when harassed, worried, and tormented as I have been latterly.
Lungo
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From this reading Florence, Lungo l'Arno.
any mechanical or electrical device that transmits or modifies energy to perform or assist in the performance of human tasks
From this reading My poor head--none of the clearest in what may be called my lucid intervals--is but a very indifferent thinking machine when harassed, worried, and tormented as I have been latterly.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading My poor head--none of the clearest in what may be called my lucid intervals--is but a very indifferent thinking machine when harassed, worried, and tormented as I have been latterly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I intended to have gone back from Genoa, nor do I yet understand what prevented me doing so.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
nighadjectiveUS /naɪ/
not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
not one, and not any
From this reading My poor head--none of the clearest in what may be called my lucid intervals--is but a very indifferent thinking machine when harassed, worried, and tormented as I have been latterly.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading I intended to have gone back from Genoa, nor do I yet understand what prevented me doing so.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My poor head--none of the clearest in what may be called my lucid intervals--is but a very indifferent thinking machine when harassed, worried, and tormented as I have been latterly.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The address will tell you where we are,--I wish anybody or anything else would tell you how or why we came here!
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading My poor head--none of the clearest in what may be called my lucid intervals--is but a very indifferent thinking machine when harassed, worried, and tormented as I have been latterly.
preventedverbUS /prɪˈventɪd/
past form of “prevent” — keep from happening or arising; make impossible
From this reading I intended to have gone back from Genoa, nor do I yet understand what prevented me doing so.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading I intended to have gone back from Genoa, nor do I yet understand what prevented me doing so.
stealverbUS /stiːl/
take without the owner's consent
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
not in physical motion
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
express in words
From this reading The address will tell you where we are,--I wish anybody or anything else would tell you how or why we came here!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading My poor head--none of the clearest in what may be called my lucid intervals--is but a very indifferent thinking machine when harassed, worried, and tormented as I have been latterly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
male cat
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
tormentedadjectiveUS /ˈtɔːrmentɪd/
experiencing intense pain especially mental pain
From this reading My poor head--none of the clearest in what may be called my lucid intervals--is but a very indifferent thinking machine when harassed, worried, and tormented as I have been latterly.
know and comprehend the nature or meaning of
From this reading I intended to have gone back from Genoa, nor do I yet understand what prevented me doing so.
precisely as stated
From this reading My poor head--none of the clearest in what may be called my lucid intervals--is but a very indifferent thinking machine when harassed, worried, and tormented as I have been latterly.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading The address will tell you where we are,--I wish anybody or anything else would tell you how or why we came here!
used to ask for information about something
From this reading I intended to have gone back from Genoa, nor do I yet understand what prevented me doing so.
at the time that
From this reading My poor head--none of the clearest in what may be called my lucid intervals--is but a very indifferent thinking machine when harassed, worried, and tormented as I have been latterly.
in or at the place that
From this reading The address will tell you where we are,--I wish anybody or anything else would tell you how or why we came here!
the cause or intention underlying an action or situation, especially in the phrase “the whys and wherefores”
From this reading The address will tell you where we are,--I wish anybody or anything else would tell you how or why we came here!
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading The address will tell you where we are,--I wish anybody or anything else would tell you how or why we came here!
hope for; have a wish
From this reading The address will tell you where we are,--I wish anybody or anything else would tell you how or why we came here!
worriedadjectiveUS /ˈwɜːrid/
afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief
From this reading My poor head--none of the clearest in what may be called my lucid intervals--is but a very indifferent thinking machine when harassed, worried, and tormented as I have been latterly.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The address will tell you where we are,--I wish anybody or anything else would tell you how or why we came here!
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
but in spite of that
From this reading I intended to have gone back from Genoa, nor do I yet understand what prevented me doing so.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading My dear Tom,--It is nigh a month since I wrote to you last, and if I didn't "steal a few hours from the night, my dear," it might be longer still.
