11th
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From this reading TENDER MINISTRATIONS September 11th.
AdeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A week has passed very quietly, during which I have written nothing.
absencenounUS /ˈæbsəns/
the state of being absent
From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
accustomedadjectiveUS /əˈkʌstəmd/
commonly used or practiced; usual
From this reading By degrees I am becoming accustomed to my Japanese household, to the strangeness of the language, costumes, and faces.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading By degrees I am becoming accustomed to my Japanese household, to the strangeness of the language, costumes, and faces.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading By degrees I am becoming accustomed to my Japanese household, to the strangeness of the language, costumes, and faces.
arrivedverbUS /ərˈaɪvd/
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
beautifuladjectiveUS /ˈbjuːtəfəl/
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading Every day, therefore, I climb up to my villa, sometimes by beautiful starlit nights, sometimes through downpours of rain.
becomingadjectiveUS /bɪˈkʌmɪŋ/
according with custom or propriety
From this reading By degrees I am becoming accustomed to my Japanese household, to the strangeness of the language, costumes, and faces.
ByprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading By degrees I am becoming accustomed to my Japanese household, to the strangeness of the language, costumes, and faces.
casenounUS /keɪs/
an occurrence of something
From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
climbverbUS /klaɪm/
go upward with gradual or continuous progress
From this reading Every day, therefore, I climb up to my villa, sometimes by beautiful starlit nights, sometimes through downpours of rain.
contributesverbUS /kənˈtrɪbjuːts/
third-person singular of “contribute” — bestow a quality on
From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
costumesnounUS /kɑːˈstuːmz/
plural of “costume” — the attire worn in a play or at a fancy dress ball
From this reading By degrees I am becoming accustomed to my Japanese household, to the strangeness of the language, costumes, and faces.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Every day, therefore, I climb up to my villa, sometimes by beautiful starlit nights, sometimes through downpours of rain.
degreesnounUS /dɪˈɡriːz/
plural of “degree” — a position on a scale of intensity or amount or quality
From this reading By degrees I am becoming accustomed to my Japanese household, to the strangeness of the language, costumes, and faces.
doubtnounUS /daʊt/
the state of being unsure of something
From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
downpoursnounUS /ˈdaʊnpɔːrz/
plural of “downpour” — a heavy rain
From this reading Every day, therefore, I climb up to my villa, sometimes by beautiful starlit nights, sometimes through downpours of rain.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading A week has passed very quietly, during which I have written nothing.
EuropenounUS /ˈjʊrəp/
the 2nd smallest continent (actually a vast peninsula of Eurasia); the British use “Europe” to refer to all of the continent except the British Isles
From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
EverydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading Every day, therefore, I climb up to my villa, sometimes by beautiful starlit nights, sometimes through downpours of rain.
facesnounUS /ˈfeɪsəz/
plural of “face” — the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading By degrees I am becoming accustomed to my Japanese household, to the strangeness of the language, costumes, and faces.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A week has passed very quietly, during which I have written nothing.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading A week has passed very quietly, during which I have written nothing.
householdnounUS /ˈhaʊshoʊld/
a social unit living together
From this reading By degrees I am becoming accustomed to my Japanese household, to the strangeness of the language, costumes, and faces.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading A week has passed very quietly, during which I have written nothing.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
JapanesenounUS /ˌdʒæpəˈniːz/
a native or inhabitant of Japan
From this reading By degrees I am becoming accustomed to my Japanese household, to the strangeness of the language, costumes, and faces.
languagenounUS /ˈlæŋɡwədʒ/
a systematic means of communicating by the use of sounds or conventional symbols
From this reading By degrees I am becoming accustomed to my Japanese household, to the strangeness of the language, costumes, and faces.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
lettersnounUS /ˈletərz/
the literary culture
From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
MINISTRATIONSnounUS /ˌmɪnəˈstreɪʃənz/
plural of “ministration” — assistance in time of difficulty
From this reading TENDER MINISTRATIONS September 11th.
miscarried
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From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading By degrees I am becoming accustomed to my Japanese household, to the strangeness of the language, costumes, and faces.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading Every day, therefore, I climb up to my villa, sometimes by beautiful starlit nights, sometimes through downpours of rain.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
nothingpronounUS /ˈnʌθɪŋ/
not one thing; not anything
From this reading A week has passed very quietly, during which I have written nothing.
oblivionnounUS /əˈblɪviən/
the state of being disregarded or forgotten
From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading By degrees I am becoming accustomed to my Japanese household, to the strangeness of the language, costumes, and faces.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading A week has passed very quietly, during which I have written nothing.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
quietlyadverbUS /ˈkwaɪətli/
with low volume
From this reading A week has passed very quietly, during which I have written nothing.
rainnounUS /reɪn/
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading Every day, therefore, I climb up to my villa, sometimes by beautiful starlit nights, sometimes through downpours of rain.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading TENDER MINISTRATIONS September 11th.
sometimesadverbUS /səmˈtaɪmz/
on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always
From this reading Every day, therefore, I climb up to my villa, sometimes by beautiful starlit nights, sometimes through downpours of rain.
starlitadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrlɪt/
lighted only by stars
From this reading Every day, therefore, I climb up to my villa, sometimes by beautiful starlit nights, sometimes through downpours of rain.
strangenessnounUS /ˈstreɪndʒnəs/
unusualness as a consequence of not being well known
From this reading By degrees I am becoming accustomed to my Japanese household, to the strangeness of the language, costumes, and faces.
TENDERadjectiveUS /ˈtendər/
given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality
From this reading TENDER MINISTRATIONS September 11th.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading By degrees I am becoming accustomed to my Japanese household, to the strangeness of the language, costumes, and faces.
theirdeterminerUS /ðer/
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
thereforeadverbUS /ˈðerfɔːr/
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Every day, therefore, I climb up to my villa, sometimes by beautiful starlit nights, sometimes through downpours of rain.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
threenounUS /θriː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Every day, therefore, I climb up to my villa, sometimes by beautiful starlit nights, sometimes through downpours of rain.
throwverbUS /θroʊ/
propel through the air
From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading By degrees I am becoming accustomed to my Japanese household, to the strangeness of the language, costumes, and faces.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Every day, therefore, I climb up to my villa, sometimes by beautiful starlit nights, sometimes through downpours of rain.
usuallyadverbUS /ˈjuːʒəwəli/
under normal conditions
From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
veilnounUS /veɪl/
a garment that covers the head and face
From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
veryadjectiveUS /ˈveri/
precisely as stated
From this reading A week has passed very quietly, during which I have written nothing.
villanounUS /ˈvɪlə/
Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923)
From this reading Every day, therefore, I climb up to my villa, sometimes by beautiful starlit nights, sometimes through downpours of rain.
weeknounUS /wiːk/
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading A week has passed very quietly, during which I have written nothing.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading For the last three weeks no letters have arrived from Europe; they have no doubt miscarried, and their absence contributes, as is usually the case, to throw a veil of oblivion over the past.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading A week has passed very quietly, during which I have written nothing.
writtenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪtən/
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading A week has passed very quietly, during which I have written nothing.
