aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading And that fashion is, that I can do nothing except by proceeding leisurely and describing each incident as it came about.
anew
From this reading Which I now again attempt.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading Which I now again attempt.
Boylers
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From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading And that fashion is, that I can do nothing except by proceeding leisurely and describing each incident as it came about.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And that fashion is, that I can do nothing except by proceeding leisurely and describing each incident as it came about.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading And that fashion is, that I can do nothing except by proceeding leisurely and describing each incident as it came about.
canoesnounUS /kəˈnuːz/
plural of “canoe” — small and light boat; pointed at both ends; propelled with a paddle
From this reading For 'twas here we meant to construct the cotton-wood canoes, to take in some of the island water--the sweetest I ever tasted, which caused us to take it from there--and to leave some stores.
inflected form of “carry” — move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
past form of “cause” — give rise to; cause to happen or occur, not always intentionally
From this reading For 'twas here we meant to construct the cotton-wood canoes, to take in some of the island water--the sweetest I ever tasted, which caused us to take it from there--and to leave some stores.
constructverbUS /kənˈstrʌkt/
make by combining materials and parts
From this reading For 'twas here we meant to construct the cotton-wood canoes, to take in some of the island water--the sweetest I ever tasted, which caused us to take it from there--and to leave some stores.
cotton-wood
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From this reading For 'twas here we meant to construct the cotton-wood canoes, to take in some of the island water--the sweetest I ever tasted, which caused us to take it from there--and to leave some stores.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
describingverbUS /dɪˈskraɪbɪŋ/
-ing form of “describe” — give a description of
From this reading And that fashion is, that I can do nothing except by proceeding leisurely and describing each incident as it came about.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading And that fashion is, that I can do nothing except by proceeding leisurely and describing each incident as it came about.
divisible by two
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
at any time
From this reading For 'twas here we meant to construct the cotton-wood canoes, to take in some of the island water--the sweetest I ever tasted, which caused us to take it from there--and to leave some stores.
apart from; not including
From this reading And that fashion is, that I can do nothing except by proceeding leisurely and describing each incident as it came about.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For 'twas here we meant to construct the cotton-wood canoes, to take in some of the island water--the sweetest I ever tasted, which caused us to take it from there--and to leave some stores.
set up or found
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For 'twas here we meant to construct the cotton-wood canoes, to take in some of the island water--the sweetest I ever tasted, which caused us to take it from there--and to leave some stores.
the act of departing
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading For 'twas here we meant to construct the cotton-wood canoes, to take in some of the island water--the sweetest I ever tasted, which caused us to take it from there--and to leave some stores.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
a single distinct event
From this reading And that fashion is, that I can do nothing except by proceeding leisurely and describing each incident as it came about.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading For 'twas here we meant to construct the cotton-wood canoes, to take in some of the island water--the sweetest I ever tasted, which caused us to take it from there--and to leave some stores.
islenounUS /aɪl/
a small island
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
go away from a place
From this reading For 'twas here we meant to construct the cotton-wood canoes, to take in some of the island water--the sweetest I ever tasted, which caused us to take it from there--and to leave some stores.
leisurelyadverbUS /ˈliːzərli/
in an unhurried way or at one's convenience
From this reading And that fashion is, that I can do nothing except by proceeding leisurely and describing each incident as it came about.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
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 And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
inflected form of “mean” — mean or intend to express or convey
From this reading For 'twas here we meant to construct the cotton-wood canoes, to take in some of the island water--the sweetest I ever tasted, which caused us to take it from there--and to leave some stores.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
noontidenoun
the middle of the day
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading And that fashion is, that I can do nothing except by proceeding leisurely and describing each incident as it came about.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
and nothing more
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
having a margin incised almost to the base so as to create distinct divisions or lobes
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
proceedingnounUS /prəˈsiːdɪŋ/
(law) the institution of a sequence of steps by which legal judgments are invoked
From this reading And that fashion is, that I can do nothing except by proceeding leisurely and describing each incident as it came about.
transport commercially
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
yielding readily to pressure or weight
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading For 'twas here we meant to construct the cotton-wood canoes, to take in some of the island water--the sweetest I ever tasted, which caused us to take it from there--and to leave some stores.
storesnounUS /stɔːrz/
plural of “store” — a mercantile establishment for the retail sale of goods or services
From this reading For 'twas here we meant to construct the cotton-wood canoes, to take in some of the island water--the sweetest I ever tasted, which caused us to take it from there--and to leave some stores.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
sweetestadjectiveUS /ˈswiːtəst/
superlative of “sweet” — having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading For 'twas here we meant to construct the cotton-wood canoes, to take in some of the island water--the sweetest I ever tasted, which caused us to take it from there--and to leave some stores.
carry out
From this reading For 'twas here we meant to construct the cotton-wood canoes, to take in some of the island water--the sweetest I ever tasted, which caused us to take it from there--and to leave some stores.
tastedverbUS /ˈteɪstɪd/
past form of “taste” — have flavor; taste of something
From this reading For 'twas here we meant to construct the cotton-wood canoes, to take in some of the island water--the sweetest I ever tasted, which caused us to take it from there--and to leave some stores.
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And that fashion is, that I can do nothing except by proceeding leisurely and describing each incident as it came about.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
in or at that place or location
From this reading For 'twas here we meant to construct the cotton-wood canoes, to take in some of the island water--the sweetest I ever tasted, which caused us to take it from there--and to leave some stores.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
twas
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From this reading For 'twas here we meant to construct the cotton-wood canoes, to take in some of the island water--the sweetest I ever tasted, which caused us to take it from there--and to leave some stores.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading For 'twas here we meant to construct the cotton-wood canoes, to take in some of the island water--the sweetest I ever tasted, which caused us to take it from there--and to leave some stores.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Which I now again attempt.
air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
in the company of; together with
From this reading The soft wind carried us out past the Boylers the next day at noontide, and then, as we went by, we parted with our tender, the ship going on to our little isle of old.
produce a literary work
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
the act of creating written works
From this reading And now I have to write down what we found, only, as such long writing is even now difficult to me, I must do it in my own fashion.
