aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I knew how anxious he was about the proposed meeting with his brother, and fancied that his impatience would have drawn him to my room at dawn.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Nevertheless, I was annoyed at oversleeping myself, and astonished that Francis had not called me earlier.
annoyedadjectiveUS /əˈnɔɪd/
aroused to impatience or anger
From this reading Nevertheless, I was annoyed at oversleeping myself, and astonished that Francis had not called me earlier.
eagerly desirous
From this reading I knew how anxious he was about the proposed meeting with his brother, and fancied that his impatience would have drawn him to my room at dawn.
from appearances alone
From this reading Apparently he was less curious concerning the interview than I thought.
filled with the emotional impact of overwhelming surprise or shock
From this reading Nevertheless, I was annoyed at oversleeping myself, and astonished that Francis had not called me earlier.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Nevertheless, I was annoyed at oversleeping myself, and astonished that Francis had not called me earlier.
inflected form of “awake” — stop sleeping
From this reading It was close on ten o'clock when I awoke next morning.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading I knew how anxious he was about the proposed meeting with his brother, and fancied that his impatience would have drawn him to my room at dawn.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Nevertheless, I was annoyed at oversleeping myself, and astonished that Francis had not called me earlier.
at or within a short distance in space or time or having elements near each other
From this reading It was close on ten o'clock when I awoke next morning.
-ing form of “concern” — be relevant to
From this reading Apparently he was less curious concerning the interview than I thought.
beyond or deviating from the usual or expected
From this reading Apparently he was less curious concerning the interview than I thought.
the first light of day
From this reading I knew how anxious he was about the proposed meeting with his brother, and fancied that his impatience would have drawn him to my room at dawn.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading My long tramp of the previous day had tired me more than I thought.
showing the wearing effects of overwork or care or suffering
From this reading I knew how anxious he was about the proposed meeting with his brother, and fancied that his impatience would have drawn him to my room at dawn.
earlier in time; previously
From this reading Nevertheless, I was annoyed at oversleeping myself, and astonished that Francis had not called me earlier.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading I knew how anxious he was about the proposed meeting with his brother, and fancied that his impatience would have drawn him to my room at dawn.
Francis
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From this reading Nevertheless, I was annoyed at oversleeping myself, and astonished that Francis had not called me earlier.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My long tramp of the previous day had tired me more than I thought.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I knew how anxious he was about the proposed meeting with his brother, and fancied that his impatience would have drawn him to my room at dawn.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading I knew how anxious he was about the proposed meeting with his brother, and fancied that his impatience would have drawn him to my room at dawn.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I knew how anxious he was about the proposed meeting with his brother, and fancied that his impatience would have drawn him to my room at dawn.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I knew how anxious he was about the proposed meeting with his brother, and fancied that his impatience would have drawn him to my room at dawn.
how
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From this reading I knew how anxious he was about the proposed meeting with his brother, and fancied that his impatience would have drawn him to my room at dawn.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It was close on ten o'clock when I awoke next morning.
impatiencenounUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəns/
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading I knew how anxious he was about the proposed meeting with his brother, and fancied that his impatience would have drawn him to my room at dawn.
conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting
From this reading Apparently he was less curious concerning the interview than I thought.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was close on ten o'clock when I awoke next morning.
inflected form of “know” — be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I knew how anxious he was about the proposed meeting with his brother, and fancied that his impatience would have drawn him to my room at dawn.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Apparently he was less curious concerning the interview than I thought.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading My long tramp of the previous day had tired me more than I thought.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading My long tramp of the previous day had tired me more than I thought.
a formally arranged gathering
From this reading I knew how anxious he was about the proposed meeting with his brother, and fancied that his impatience would have drawn him to my room at dawn.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading My long tramp of the previous day had tired me more than I thought.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading It was close on ten o'clock when I awoke next morning.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My long tramp of the previous day had tired me more than I thought.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading Nevertheless, I was annoyed at oversleeping myself, and astonished that Francis had not called me earlier.
in spite of what has just been said
From this reading Nevertheless, I was annoyed at oversleeping myself, and astonished that Francis had not called me earlier.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading It was close on ten o'clock when I awoke next morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Nevertheless, I was annoyed at oversleeping myself, and astonished that Francis had not called me earlier.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading It was close on ten o'clock when I awoke next morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My long tramp of the previous day had tired me more than I thought.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading It was close on ten o'clock when I awoke next morning.
oversleeping
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From this reading Nevertheless, I was annoyed at oversleeping myself, and astonished that Francis had not called me earlier.
just preceding something else in time or order
From this reading My long tramp of the previous day had tired me more than I thought.
past form of “propose” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading I knew how anxious he was about the proposed meeting with his brother, and fancied that his impatience would have drawn him to my room at dawn.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I knew how anxious he was about the proposed meeting with his brother, and fancied that his impatience would have drawn him to my room at dawn.
the cardinal number that is the sum of nine and one; the base of the decimal system
From this reading It was close on ten o'clock when I awoke next morning.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading My long tramp of the previous day had tired me more than I thought.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Nevertheless, I was annoyed at oversleeping myself, and astonished that Francis had not called me earlier.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading My long tramp of the previous day had tired me more than I thought.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading My long tramp of the previous day had tired me more than I thought.
tiredadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪərd/
depleted of strength or energy
From this reading My long tramp of the previous day had tired me more than I thought.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I knew how anxious he was about the proposed meeting with his brother, and fancied that his impatience would have drawn him to my room at dawn.
trampnounUS /træmp/
a vagrant
From this reading My long tramp of the previous day had tired me more than I thought.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It was close on ten o'clock when I awoke next morning.
at the time that
From this reading It was close on ten o'clock when I awoke next morning.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I knew how anxious he was about the proposed meeting with his brother, and fancied that his impatience would have drawn him to my room at dawn.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading I knew how anxious he was about the proposed meeting with his brother, and fancied that his impatience would have drawn him to my room at dawn.
