aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It is difficult to describe the thoughts at that moment passing through my mind, about Mr. Nat Bradley and his mysterious movements.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading It is difficult to describe the thoughts at that moment passing through my mind, about Mr. Nat Bradley and his mysterious movements.
past form of “appear” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading More than ever was I enraged at the man, who, failing to become my assassin, appeared to be successful as my rival.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading I can well remember them as being black and bitter.
assassinnounUS /əˈsæsən/
a murderer (especially one who kills a prominent political figure) who kills by a surprise attack and often is hired to do the deed
From this reading More than ever was I enraged at the man, who, failing to become my assassin, appeared to be successful as my rival.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading It is difficult to describe the thoughts at that moment passing through my mind, about Mr. Nat Bradley and his mysterious movements.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading More than ever was I enraged at the man, who, failing to become my assassin, appeared to be successful as my rival.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading More than ever was I enraged at the man, who, failing to become my assassin, appeared to be successful as my rival.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I can well remember them as being black and bitter.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading I can well remember them as being black and bitter.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading I can well remember them as being black and bitter.
BradleynounUS /ˈbrædli/
United States politician who was elected the first black mayor of Los Angeles (1917-1998)
From this reading It is difficult to describe the thoughts at that moment passing through my mind, about Mr. Nat Bradley and his mysterious movements.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading I can well remember them as being black and bitter.
prevent from being seen or discovered
From this reading I could no longer conceal from myself the deep interest I felt in Cornelia Woodley.
Cornelia
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From this reading I could no longer conceal from myself the deep interest I felt in Cornelia Woodley.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading I could no longer conceal from myself the deep interest I felt in Cornelia Woodley.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading I could no longer conceal from myself the deep interest I felt in Cornelia Woodley.
give a description of
From this reading It is difficult to describe the thoughts at that moment passing through my mind, about Mr. Nat Bradley and his mysterious movements.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading It is difficult to describe the thoughts at that moment passing through my mind, about Mr. Nat Bradley and his mysterious movements.
enragedadjectiveUS /enˈreɪdʒd/
marked by extreme anger
From this reading More than ever was I enraged at the man, who, failing to become my assassin, appeared to be successful as my rival.
at any time
From this reading More than ever was I enraged at the man, who, failing to become my assassin, appeared to be successful as my rival.
failingnounUS /ˈfeɪlɪŋ/
a flaw or weak point
From this reading More than ever was I enraged at the man, who, failing to become my assassin, appeared to be successful as my rival.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I could no longer conceal from myself the deep interest I felt in Cornelia Woodley.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading I could no longer conceal from myself the deep interest I felt in Cornelia Woodley.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading It is difficult to describe the thoughts at that moment passing through my mind, about Mr. Nat Bradley and his mysterious movements.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I can well remember them as being black and bitter.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I could no longer conceal from myself the deep interest I felt in Cornelia Woodley.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading I could no longer conceal from myself the deep interest I felt in Cornelia Woodley.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is difficult to describe the thoughts at that moment passing through my mind, about Mr. Nat Bradley and his mysterious movements.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is difficult to describe the thoughts at that moment passing through my mind, about Mr. Nat Bradley and his mysterious movements.
for more time
From this reading I could no longer conceal from myself the deep interest I felt in Cornelia Woodley.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading More than ever was I enraged at the man, who, failing to become my assassin, appeared to be successful as my rival.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading It is difficult to describe the thoughts at that moment passing through my mind, about Mr. Nat Bradley and his mysterious movements.
a particular point in time
From this reading It is difficult to describe the thoughts at that moment passing through my mind, about Mr. Nat Bradley and his mysterious movements.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading More than ever was I enraged at the man, who, failing to become my assassin, appeared to be successful as my rival.
plural of “movement” — a change of position that does not entail a change of location
From this reading It is difficult to describe the thoughts at that moment passing through my mind, about Mr. Nat Bradley and his mysterious movements.
a form of address for a man
From this reading It is difficult to describe the thoughts at that moment passing through my mind, about Mr. Nat Bradley and his mysterious movements.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading It is difficult to describe the thoughts at that moment passing through my mind, about Mr. Nat Bradley and his mysterious movements.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I could no longer conceal from myself the deep interest I felt in Cornelia Woodley.
of an obscure nature
From this reading It is difficult to describe the thoughts at that moment passing through my mind, about Mr. Nat Bradley and his mysterious movements.
Nat
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From this reading It is difficult to describe the thoughts at that moment passing through my mind, about Mr. Nat Bradley and his mysterious movements.
not any; not one
From this reading I could no longer conceal from myself the deep interest I felt in Cornelia Woodley.
(American football) a play that involves one player throwing the ball to a teammate
From this reading It is difficult to describe the thoughts at that moment passing through my mind, about Mr. Nat Bradley and his mysterious movements.
REJECTEDadjectiveUS /rɪˈdʒektɪd/
rebuffed (by a lover) without warning
From this reading REJECTED.
To recall to mind.
From this reading I can well remember them as being black and bitter.
rivalverbUS /ˈraɪvəl/
be equal to in quality or ability
From this reading More than ever was I enraged at the man, who, failing to become my assassin, appeared to be successful as my rival.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading More than ever was I enraged at the man, who, failing to become my assassin, appeared to be successful as my rival.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading More than ever was I enraged at the man, who, failing to become my assassin, appeared to be successful as my rival.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It is difficult to describe the thoughts at that moment passing through my mind, about Mr. Nat Bradley and his mysterious movements.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is difficult to describe the thoughts at that moment passing through my mind, about Mr. Nat Bradley and his mysterious movements.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I can well remember them as being black and bitter.
plural of “thought” — the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading It is difficult to describe the thoughts at that moment passing through my mind, about Mr. Nat Bradley and his mysterious movements.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It is difficult to describe the thoughts at that moment passing through my mind, about Mr. Nat Bradley and his mysterious movements.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It is difficult to describe the thoughts at that moment passing through my mind, about Mr. Nat Bradley and his mysterious movements.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading More than ever was I enraged at the man, who, failing to become my assassin, appeared to be successful as my rival.
(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 I can well remember them as being black and bitter.
which person or people
From this reading More than ever was I enraged at the man, who, failing to become my assassin, appeared to be successful as my rival.
Woodley
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From this reading I could no longer conceal from myself the deep interest I felt in Cornelia Woodley.
