used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A UNIVERSITY TOWN I did not think I would be seated here on my rustic bench writing so soon again.
anew
From this reading A UNIVERSITY TOWN I did not think I would be seated here on my rustic bench writing so soon again.
in the past
From this reading I finished the history of my catastrophe a week ago.
(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 Just a bit of a conversation--that's all--fragmentary.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading But something almost pleasant has occurred, and I'd like to try my pencil at recording a pleasant story.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But something almost pleasant has occurred, and I'd like to try my pencil at recording a pleasant story.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading But something almost pleasant has occurred, and I'd like to try my pencil at recording a pleasant story.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading A UNIVERSITY TOWN I did not think I would be seated here on my rustic bench writing so soon again.
a long seat for more than one person
From this reading A UNIVERSITY TOWN I did not think I would be seated here on my rustic bench writing so soon again.
a small piece or quantity of something
From this reading Just a bit of a conversation--that's all--fragmentary.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But something almost pleasant has occurred, and I'd like to try my pencil at recording a pleasant story.
catastrophenounUS /kəˈtæstrəfi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading I finished the history of my catastrophe a week ago.
the use of speech for informal exchange of views or ideas or information etc.
From this reading Just a bit of a conversation--that's all--fragmentary.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading A UNIVERSITY TOWN I did not think I would be seated here on my rustic bench writing so soon again.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading I finished the history of my catastrophe a week ago.
fragmentaryadjectiveUS /ˈfræɡmənteri/
consisting of small disconnected parts
From this reading Just a bit of a conversation--that's all--fragmentary.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading But something almost pleasant has occurred, and I'd like to try my pencil at recording a pleasant story.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading A UNIVERSITY TOWN I did not think I would be seated here on my rustic bench writing so soon again.
the aggregate of past events
From this reading I finished the history of my catastrophe a week ago.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A UNIVERSITY TOWN I did not think I would be seated here on my rustic bench writing so soon again.
I'd
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From this reading But something almost pleasant has occurred, and I'd like to try my pencil at recording a pleasant story.
and nothing more
From this reading Just a bit of a conversation--that's all--fragmentary.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading But something almost pleasant has occurred, and I'd like to try my pencil at recording a pleasant story.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading A UNIVERSITY TOWN I did not think I would be seated here on my rustic bench writing so soon again.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading A UNIVERSITY TOWN I did not think I would be seated here on my rustic bench writing so soon again.
inflected form of “occur” — come to pass
From this reading But something almost pleasant has occurred, and I'd like to try my pencil at recording a pleasant story.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I finished the history of my catastrophe a week ago.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A UNIVERSITY TOWN I did not think I would be seated here on my rustic bench writing so soon again.
pencilnounUS /ˈpensəl/
a thin cylindrical pointed writing implement; a rod of marking substance encased in wood
From this reading But something almost pleasant has occurred, and I'd like to try my pencil at recording a pleasant story.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading But something almost pleasant has occurred, and I'd like to try my pencil at recording a pleasant story.
recordingnounUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪŋ/
a signal that encodes something (e.g., picture or sound) that has been recorded
From this reading But something almost pleasant has occurred, and I'd like to try my pencil at recording a pleasant story.
rusticadjectiveUS /ˈrʌstɪk/
characteristic of rural life
From this reading A UNIVERSITY TOWN I did not think I would be seated here on my rustic bench writing so soon again.
only a very short time before
From this reading Scarcely a story yet, though.
(of persons) having the torso erect and legs bent with the body supported on the buttocks
From this reading A UNIVERSITY TOWN I did not think I would be seated here on my rustic bench writing so soon again.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading A UNIVERSITY TOWN I did not think I would be seated here on my rustic bench writing so soon again.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading But something almost pleasant has occurred, and I'd like to try my pencil at recording a pleasant story.
in the near future
From this reading A UNIVERSITY TOWN I did not think I would be seated here on my rustic bench writing so soon again.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading But something almost pleasant has occurred, and I'd like to try my pencil at recording a pleasant story.
that's
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From this reading Just a bit of a conversation--that's all--fragmentary.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I finished the history of my catastrophe a week ago.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading A UNIVERSITY TOWN I did not think I would be seated here on my rustic bench writing so soon again.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Scarcely a story yet, though.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading But something almost pleasant has occurred, and I'd like to try my pencil at recording a pleasant story.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading A UNIVERSITY TOWN I did not think I would be seated here on my rustic bench writing so soon again.
make an effort or attempt
From this reading But something almost pleasant has occurred, and I'd like to try my pencil at recording a pleasant story.
UNIVERSITYnounUS /ˌjuːnəˈvɜːrsəti/
the body of faculty and students at a university
From this reading A UNIVERSITY TOWN I did not think I would be seated here on my rustic bench writing so soon again.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I finished the history of my catastrophe a week ago.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading A UNIVERSITY TOWN I did not think I would be seated here on my rustic bench writing so soon again.
the act of creating written works
From this reading A UNIVERSITY TOWN I did not think I would be seated here on my rustic bench writing so soon again.
but in spite of that
From this reading Scarcely a story yet, though.
