(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading There was nothing worth writing about, nothing that I could recollect, until the postman came to-day.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Night after night, I have gone to bed without so much as opening my Journal.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I ran downstairs, when I heard his ring at the bell, and stopped Maria on her way to the study.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Night after night, I have gone to bed without so much as opening my Journal.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I ran downstairs, when I heard his ring at the bell, and stopped Maria on her way to the study.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
a piece of furniture that provides a place to sleep
From this reading Night after night, I have gone to bed without so much as opening my Journal.
a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading I ran downstairs, when I heard his ring at the bell, and stopped Maria on her way to the study.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading There was nothing worth writing about, nothing that I could recollect, until the postman came to-day.
an occurrence of something
From this reading This is my unfortunate case.
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading There was nothing worth writing about, nothing that I could recollect, until the postman came to-day.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
downstairsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnˈsterz/
on a floor below
From this reading I ran downstairs, when I heard his ring at the bell, and stopped Maria on her way to the study.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
destroyed or killed
From this reading Night after night, I have gone to bed without so much as opening my Journal.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Night after night, I have gone to bed without so much as opening my Journal.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading I ran downstairs, when I heard his ring at the bell, and stopped Maria on her way to the study.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading I ran downstairs, when I heard his ring at the bell, and stopped Maria on her way to the study.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I ran downstairs, when I heard his ring at the bell, and stopped Maria on her way to the study.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Night after night, I have gone to bed without so much as opening my Journal.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
having or showing interest; especially curiosity or fascination or concern
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
JournalnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading Night after night, I have gone to bed without so much as opening my Journal.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
MarianounUS /mərˈiːə/
a dark region of considerable extent on the surface of the moon
From this reading I ran downstairs, when I heard his ring at the bell, and stopped Maria on her way to the study.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Night after night, I have gone to bed without so much as opening my Journal.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading This is my unfortunate case.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Night after night, I have gone to bed without so much as opening my Journal.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
not one thing; not anything
From this reading There was nothing worth writing about, nothing that I could recollect, until the postman came to-day.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I ran downstairs, when I heard his ring at the bell, and stopped Maria on her way to the study.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Night after night, I have gone to bed without so much as opening my Journal.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
postmannounUS /ˈpoʊstmən/
a man who delivers the mail
From this reading There was nothing worth writing about, nothing that I could recollect, until the postman came to-day.
inflected form of “run” — move fast by using one's feet, with one foot off the ground at any given time
From this reading I ran downstairs, when I heard his ring at the bell, and stopped Maria on her way to the study.
recollectverbUS /ˌrekəˈlekt/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading There was nothing worth writing about, nothing that I could recollect, until the postman came to-day.
To recall to mind.
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
sound loudly and sonorously
From this reading I ran downstairs, when I heard his ring at the bell, and stopped Maria on her way to the study.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading Night after night, I have gone to bed without so much as opening my Journal.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
(of a nose) blocked
From this reading I ran downstairs, when I heard his ring at the bell, and stopped Maria on her way to the study.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading I ran downstairs, when I heard his ring at the bell, and stopped Maria on her way to the study.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was nothing worth writing about, nothing that I could recollect, until the postman came to-day.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This is my unfortunate case.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
to-day
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From this reading There was nothing worth writing about, nothing that I could recollect, until the postman came to-day.
not favored by fortune; marked or accompanied by or resulting in ill fortune
From this reading This is my unfortunate case.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading There was nothing worth writing about, nothing that I could recollect, until the postman came to-day.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was nothing worth writing about, nothing that I could recollect, until the postman came to-day.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading I ran downstairs, when I heard his ring at the bell, and stopped Maria on her way to the study.
at the time that
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading When people are interested in some event that is coming, do they find the dull days, passed in waiting for it, days which they are not able to remember when they look back?
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Night after night, I have gone to bed without so much as opening my Journal.
an indefinite quantity of something having a specified value
From this reading There was nothing worth writing about, nothing that I could recollect, until the postman came to-day.
the act of creating written works
From this reading There was nothing worth writing about, nothing that I could recollect, until the postman came to-day.
