1889
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading TO HENRY JAMES _Honolulu_ [_March_ 1889].
alladjectiveUS /ɔːl/
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading There it is, cold and bald, and now you won’t believe in me at all, and serve me right (says you) and the devil take me.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading MY DEAR JAMES,—Yes—I own up—I am untrue to friendship and (what is less, but still considerable) to civilisation.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading MY DEAR JAMES,—Yes—I own up—I am untrue to friendship and (what is less, but still considerable) to civilisation.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading I am not coming home for another year.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading There it is, cold and bald, and now you won’t believe in me at all, and serve me right (says you) and the devil take me.
baldadjectiveUS /bɔːld/
with no effort to conceal
From this reading There it is, cold and bald, and now you won’t believe in me at all, and serve me right (says you) and the devil take me.
believeverbUS /bɪˈliːv/
accept as true; take to be true
From this reading There it is, cold and bald, and now you won’t believe in me at all, and serve me right (says you) and the devil take me.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading MY DEAR JAMES,—Yes—I own up—I am untrue to friendship and (what is less, but still considerable) to civilisation.
civilisationnoun
the social process whereby societies achieve an advanced stage of development and organization
From this reading MY DEAR JAMES,—Yes—I own up—I am untrue to friendship and (what is less, but still considerable) to civilisation.
coldadjectiveUS /koʊld/
having a low or inadequate temperature or feeling a sensation of coldness or having been made cold by e.g. ice or refrigeration
From this reading There it is, cold and bald, and now you won’t believe in me at all, and serve me right (says you) and the devil take me.
comingnounUS /ˈkʌmɪŋ/
the act of drawing spatially closer to something
From this reading I am not coming home for another year.
considerableadjectiveUS /kənˈsɪdərəbəl/
large or relatively large in number or amount or extent or degree
From this reading MY DEAR JAMES,—Yes—I own up—I am untrue to friendship and (what is less, but still considerable) to civilisation.
DEARadjectiveUS /dɪr/
dearly loved
From this reading MY DEAR JAMES,—Yes—I own up—I am untrue to friendship and (what is less, but still considerable) to civilisation.
devilnounUS /ˈdevəl/
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading There it is, cold and bald, and now you won’t believe in me at all, and serve me right (says you) and the devil take me.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading I am not coming home for another year.
friendshipnounUS /ˈfrendʃɪp/
the state of being friends (or friendly)
From this reading MY DEAR JAMES,—Yes—I own up—I am untrue to friendship and (what is less, but still considerable) to civilisation.
HENRYnounUS /ˈhenri/
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading TO HENRY JAMES _Honolulu_ [_March_ 1889].
homenounUS /hoʊm/
where you live at a particular time
From this reading I am not coming home for another year.
HonolulunounUS /ˌhɑːnəˈluːluː/
the capital and largest city of Hawaii; located on a large bay on the island of Oahu
From this reading TO HENRY JAMES _Honolulu_ [_March_ 1889].
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MY DEAR JAMES,—Yes—I own up—I am untrue to friendship and (what is less, but still considerable) to civilisation.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There it is, cold and bald, and now you won’t believe in me at all, and serve me right (says you) and the devil take me.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading MY DEAR JAMES,—Yes—I own up—I am untrue to friendship and (what is less, but still considerable) to civilisation.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading There it is, cold and bald, and now you won’t believe in me at all, and serve me right (says you) and the devil take me.
JAMESnounUS /dʒeɪmz/
a Stuart king of Scotland who married a daughter of Henry VII; when England and France went to war in 1513 he invaded England and died in defeat at Flodden (1473-1513)
From this reading TO HENRY JAMES _Honolulu_ [_March_ 1889].
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading MY DEAR JAMES,—Yes—I own up—I am untrue to friendship and (what is less, but still considerable) to civilisation.
LOUISnounUS /ˈluːɪs/
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
MarchverbUS /mɑːrtʃ/
march in a procession
From this reading TO HENRY JAMES _Honolulu_ [_March_ 1889].
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There it is, cold and bald, and now you won’t believe in me at all, and serve me right (says you) and the devil take me.
MYdeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading MY DEAR JAMES,—Yes—I own up—I am untrue to friendship and (what is less, but still considerable) to civilisation.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading I am not coming home for another year.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading There it is, cold and bald, and now you won’t believe in me at all, and serve me right (says you) and the devil take me.
ownverbUS /oʊn/
have ownership or possession of
From this reading MY DEAR JAMES,—Yes—I own up—I am untrue to friendship and (what is less, but still considerable) to civilisation.
rightadverbUS /raɪt/
precisely, exactly
From this reading There it is, cold and bald, and now you won’t believe in me at all, and serve me right (says you) and the devil take me.
ROBERTnounUS /ˈrɑːbərt/
United States parliamentary authority and author (in 1876) of Robert's Rules of Order (1837-1923)
From this reading ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
saysnounUS /sez/
plural of “say” — the chance to speak
From this reading There it is, cold and bald, and now you won’t believe in me at all, and serve me right (says you) and the devil take me.
serveverbUS /sɜːrv/
serve a purpose, role, or function
From this reading There it is, cold and bald, and now you won’t believe in me at all, and serve me right (says you) and the devil take me.
STEVENSONnounUS /ˈstiːvənsən/
Scottish author (1850-1894)
From this reading ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON.
stilladjectiveUS /stɪl/
not in physical motion
From this reading MY DEAR JAMES,—Yes—I own up—I am untrue to friendship and (what is less, but still considerable) to civilisation.
takeverbUS /teɪk/
carry out
From this reading There it is, cold and bald, and now you won’t believe in me at all, and serve me right (says you) and the devil take me.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading There it is, cold and bald, and now you won’t believe in me at all, and serve me right (says you) and the devil take me.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There it is, cold and bald, and now you won’t believe in me at all, and serve me right (says you) and the devil take me.
TOparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TO HENRY JAMES _Honolulu_ [_March_ 1889].
untrueadjectiveUS /ənˈtruː/
not according with the facts
From this reading MY DEAR JAMES,—Yes—I own up—I am untrue to friendship and (what is less, but still considerable) to civilisation.
upadjectiveUS /ʌp/
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading MY DEAR JAMES,—Yes—I own up—I am untrue to friendship and (what is less, but still considerable) to civilisation.
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading MY DEAR JAMES,—Yes—I own up—I am untrue to friendship and (what is less, but still considerable) to civilisation.
won't
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading There it is, cold and bald, and now you won’t believe in me at all, and serve me right (says you) and the devil take me.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading I am not coming home for another year.
YesnounUS /jes/
an affirmative
From this reading MY DEAR JAMES,—Yes—I own up—I am untrue to friendship and (what is less, but still considerable) to civilisation.
youpronounUS /juː/
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading There it is, cold and bald, and now you won’t believe in me at all, and serve me right (says you) and the devil take me.
