used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
anew
From this reading I wrote to him once again, rather lightly, saying that I had patched up my heart and might never give him a chance to break it again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And he had somehow become insistent--he missed me, it seemed.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading And he had somehow become insistent--he missed me, it seemed.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading That was just before I went to demolish the last castle of my love for him.
in the space, time, or range separating two things
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
terminate
From this reading I wrote to him once again, rather lightly, saying that I had patched up my heart and might never give him a chance to break it again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
a large and stately mansion
From this reading That was just before I went to demolish the last castle of my love for him.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading I wrote to him once again, rather lightly, saying that I had patched up my heart and might never give him a chance to break it again.
complainingadjectiveUS /kəmˈpleɪnɪŋ/
expressing pain or dissatisfaction of resentment
From this reading "He had continued to write to me, complaining of my silence.
without stop or interruption
From this reading "He had continued to write to me, complaining of my silence.
demolishverbUS /dɪˈmɑːlɪʃ/
destroy completely
From this reading That was just before I went to demolish the last castle of my love for him.
give a description of
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
didn't
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From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
fishingnounUS /ˈfɪʃɪŋ/
the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That was just before I went to demolish the last castle of my love for him.
inflected form of “forget” — dismiss from the mind; stop remembering
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading I wrote to him once again, rather lightly, saying that I had patched up my heart and might never give him a chance to break it again.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading "He had continued to write to me, complaining of my silence.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading "He had continued to write to me, complaining of my silence.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I wrote to him once again, rather lightly, saying that I had patched up my heart and might never give him a chance to break it again.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I wrote to him once again, rather lightly, saying that I had patched up my heart and might never give him a chance to break it again.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I wrote to him once again, rather lightly, saying that I had patched up my heart and might never give him a chance to break it again.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
insistentadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈsɪstənt/
repetitive and persistent
From this reading And he had somehow become insistent--he missed me, it seemed.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And he had somehow become insistent--he missed me, it seemed.
and nothing more
From this reading That was just before I went to demolish the last castle of my love for him.
immediately past
From this reading That was just before I went to demolish the last castle of my love for him.
without good reason
From this reading I wrote to him once again, rather lightly, saying that I had patched up my heart and might never give him a chance to break it again.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
held dear
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "He had continued to write to me, complaining of my silence.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I wrote to him once again, rather lightly, saying that I had patched up my heart and might never give him a chance to break it again.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading And he had somehow become insistent--he missed me, it seemed.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "He had continued to write to me, complaining of my silence.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I wrote to him once again, rather lightly, saying that I had patched up my heart and might never give him a chance to break it again.
NilenounUS /naɪl/
the world's longest river (4150 miles); flows northward through eastern Africa into the Mediterranean; the Nile River valley in Egypt was the site of the world's first great civilization
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading "He had continued to write to me, complaining of my silence.
on one occasion
From this reading I wrote to him once again, rather lightly, saying that I had patched up my heart and might never give him a chance to break it again.
pastimenounUS /ˈpæstaɪm/
a diversion that occupies one's time and thoughts (usually pleasantly)
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
patchedadjectiveUS /pætʃt/
mended usually clumsily by covering a hole with a patch
From this reading I wrote to him once again, rather lightly, saying that I had patched up my heart and might never give him a chance to break it again.
on the contrary
From this reading I wrote to him once again, rather lightly, saying that I had patched up my heart and might never give him a chance to break it again.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
a word or phrase that particular people use in particular situations
From this reading I wrote to him once again, rather lightly, saying that I had patched up my heart and might never give him a chance to break it again.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading And he had somehow become insistent--he missed me, it seemed.
Complete absence of sound; a state of quietness and stillness.
From this reading "He had continued to write to me, complaining of my silence.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading And he had somehow become insistent--he missed me, it seemed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
a special situation
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading "He had continued to write to me, complaining of my silence.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading I wrote to him once again, rather lightly, saying that I had patched up my heart and might never give him a chance to break it again.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That was just before I went to demolish the last castle of my love for him.
wedgedadjectiveUS /wedʒd/
wedged or packed in together
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading That was just before I went to demolish the last castle of my love for him.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
produce a literary work
From this reading "He had continued to write to me, complaining of my silence.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading He didn't write that he loved me, but he forgot to describe the Nile, and wrote about love as though it were a real and beautiful thing and not a pastime to be wedged in between fishing and hunting.
