adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Bitter remembrance of the years that had gone had risen in his memory, and had filled him with melancholy misgivings of his capacity to make my life with him a happy one.
alarmnounUS /əˈlɑːrm/
fear resulting from the awareness of danger
From this reading EUSTACE succeeded in quieting my alarm.
alreadyadverbUS /ɔːlˈredi/
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading He had asked himself if he had not met me too late--if he were not already a man soured and broken by the disappointments and disenchantments of the past?
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He had been thinking, he told me, of the contrast between his past and his present life.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading But I can hardly say that he succeeded in satisfying my mind as well.
askedverbUS /æskt/
past form of “ask” — make a request or demand for something to somebody
From this reading He had asked himself if he had not met me too late--if he were not already a man soured and broken by the disappointments and disenchantments of the past?
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been thinking, he told me, of the contrast between his past and his present life.
betweenprepositionUS /bɪˈtwiːn/
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He had been thinking, he told me, of the contrast between his past and his present life.
BitteradjectiveUS /ˈbɪtər/
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading Bitter remembrance of the years that had gone had risen in his memory, and had filled him with melancholy misgivings of his capacity to make my life with him a happy one.
brokenadjectiveUS /ˈbroʊkən/
physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split
From this reading He had asked himself if he had not met me too late--if he were not already a man soured and broken by the disappointments and disenchantments of the past?
ButconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But I can hardly say that he succeeded in satisfying my mind as well.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had asked himself if he had not met me too late--if he were not already a man soured and broken by the disappointments and disenchantments of the past?
canmodal verbUS /kæn/
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading But I can hardly say that he succeeded in satisfying my mind as well.
capacitynounUS /kəˈpæsəti/
capability to perform or produce
From this reading Bitter remembrance of the years that had gone had risen in his memory, and had filled him with melancholy misgivings of his capacity to make my life with him a happy one.
contrastnounUS /ˈkɑːntræst/
the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
From this reading He had been thinking, he told me, of the contrast between his past and his present life.
disappointmentsnounUS /dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənts/
plural of “disappointment” — a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading He had asked himself if he had not met me too late--if he were not already a man soured and broken by the disappointments and disenchantments of the past?
disenchantments
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From this reading He had asked himself if he had not met me too late--if he were not already a man soured and broken by the disappointments and disenchantments of the past?
EUSTACE
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From this reading EUSTACE succeeded in quieting my alarm.
filledadjectiveUS /fɪld/
(usually followed by “with” or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
From this reading Bitter remembrance of the years that had gone had risen in his memory, and had filled him with melancholy misgivings of his capacity to make my life with him a happy one.
goneadjectiveUS /ɡɔːn/
destroyed or killed
From this reading Bitter remembrance of the years that had gone had risen in his memory, and had filled him with melancholy misgivings of his capacity to make my life with him a happy one.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been thinking, he told me, of the contrast between his past and his present life.
happyadjectiveUS /ˈhæpi/
enjoying or showing or marked by joy or pleasure
From this reading Bitter remembrance of the years that had gone had risen in his memory, and had filled him with melancholy misgivings of his capacity to make my life with him a happy one.
hardlyadverbUS /ˈhɑːrdli/
only a very short time before
From this reading But I can hardly say that he succeeded in satisfying my mind as well.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading But I can hardly say that he succeeded in satisfying my mind as well.
himpronounUS /hɪm/
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Bitter remembrance of the years that had gone had risen in his memory, and had filled him with melancholy misgivings of his capacity to make my life with him a happy one.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He had asked himself if he had not met me too late--if he were not already a man soured and broken by the disappointments and disenchantments of the past?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been thinking, he told me, of the contrast between his past and his present life.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading But I can hardly say that he succeeded in satisfying my mind as well.
ifconjunctionUS /ɪf/
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading He had asked himself if he had not met me too late--if he were not already a man soured and broken by the disappointments and disenchantments of the past?
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading EUSTACE succeeded in quieting my alarm.
lateadjectiveUS /leɪt/
being or occurring at an advanced period of time or after a usual or expected time
From this reading He had asked himself if he had not met me too late--if he were not already a man soured and broken by the disappointments and disenchantments of the past?
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading He had been thinking, he told me, of the contrast between his past and his present life.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading Bitter remembrance of the years that had gone had risen in his memory, and had filled him with melancholy misgivings of his capacity to make my life with him a happy one.
mannounUS /mæn/
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He had asked himself if he had not met me too late--if he were not already a man soured and broken by the disappointments and disenchantments of the past?
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading He had been thinking, he told me, of the contrast between his past and his present life.
melancholynounUS /ˈmelənkɑːli/
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading Bitter remembrance of the years that had gone had risen in his memory, and had filled him with melancholy misgivings of his capacity to make my life with him a happy one.
memorynounUS /ˈmem.ər.i/
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Bitter remembrance of the years that had gone had risen in his memory, and had filled him with melancholy misgivings of his capacity to make my life with him a happy one.
metverbUS /met/
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading He had asked himself if he had not met me too late--if he were not already a man soured and broken by the disappointments and disenchantments of the past?
mindnounUS /maɪnd/
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading But I can hardly say that he succeeded in satisfying my mind as well.
misgivingsnounUS /mɪsˈɡɪvɪŋz/
plural of “misgiving” — uneasiness about the fitness of an action
From this reading Bitter remembrance of the years that had gone had risen in his memory, and had filled him with melancholy misgivings of his capacity to make my life with him a happy one.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading EUSTACE succeeded in quieting my alarm.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He had asked himself if he had not met me too late--if he were not already a man soured and broken by the disappointments and disenchantments of the past?
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He had been thinking, he told me, of the contrast between his past and his present life.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Bitter remembrance of the years that had gone had risen in his memory, and had filled him with melancholy misgivings of his capacity to make my life with him a happy one.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading He had been thinking, he told me, of the contrast between his past and his present life.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading He had been thinking, he told me, of the contrast between his past and his present life.
quietingverbUS /ˈkwaɪətɪŋ/
-ing form of “quiet” — become quiet or quieter
From this reading EUSTACE succeeded in quieting my alarm.
remembrancenounUS /riˈmembrəns/
the ability to recall past occurrences
From this reading Bitter remembrance of the years that had gone had risen in his memory, and had filled him with melancholy misgivings of his capacity to make my life with him a happy one.
risenadjectiveUS /ˈrɪzən/
(of e.g. celestial bodies) above the horizon
From this reading Bitter remembrance of the years that had gone had risen in his memory, and had filled him with melancholy misgivings of his capacity to make my life with him a happy one.
satisfyingadjectiveUS /ˈsætɪsfaɪɪŋ/
providing abundant nourishment
From this reading But I can hardly say that he succeeded in satisfying my mind as well.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading But I can hardly say that he succeeded in satisfying my mind as well.
souredadjectiveUS /ˈsaʊərd/
having turned bad
From this reading He had asked himself if he had not met me too late--if he were not already a man soured and broken by the disappointments and disenchantments of the past?
succeededverbUS /səkˈsiːdɪd/
past form of “succeed” — attain success or reach a desired goal
From this reading EUSTACE succeeded in quieting my alarm.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading But I can hardly say that he succeeded in satisfying my mind as well.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had been thinking, he told me, of the contrast between his past and his present life.
thinkingnounUS /ˈθɪŋkɪŋ/
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading He had been thinking, he told me, of the contrast between his past and his present life.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Bitter remembrance of the years that had gone had risen in his memory, and had filled him with melancholy misgivings of his capacity to make my life with him a happy one.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He had been thinking, he told me, of the contrast between his past and his present life.
tooadverbUS /tuː/
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He had asked himself if he had not met me too late--if he were not already a man soured and broken by the disappointments and disenchantments of the past?
welladverbUS /wel/
(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 But I can hardly say that he succeeded in satisfying my mind as well.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He had asked himself if he had not met me too late--if he were not already a man soured and broken by the disappointments and disenchantments of the past?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Bitter remembrance of the years that had gone had risen in his memory, and had filled him with melancholy misgivings of his capacity to make my life with him a happy one.
yearsnounUS /jɪrz/
a late time of life
From this reading Bitter remembrance of the years that had gone had risen in his memory, and had filled him with melancholy misgivings of his capacity to make my life with him a happy one.
