adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
abandonverbUS /əˈbændən/
forsake, leave behind
From this reading I felt that he was losing interest in our tiny world and might at any time abandon his visits entirely.
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 For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
alwaysadverbUS /ˈɔːlweɪz/
at all times; all the time and on every occasion
From this reading This always made me lonely and melancholy.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
anyadjectiveUS /ˈeni/
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I felt that he was losing interest in our tiny world and might at any time abandon his visits entirely.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
butconjunctionUS /bʌt/
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
cameverbUS /keɪm/
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
continuedadjectiveUS /kənˈtɪnjuːd/
without stop or interruption
From this reading For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading When one day he finally came to me I was overjoyed, but only for a little while.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
entirelyadverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪərli/
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading I felt that he was losing interest in our tiny world and might at any time abandon his visits entirely.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt that he was losing interest in our tiny world and might at any time abandon his visits entirely.
finallyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading When one day he finally came to me I was overjoyed, but only for a little while.
ForprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
good-bynoun
a farewell remark
From this reading He had come to say good-by, he told me, and for the last time.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had come to say good-by, he told me, and for the last time.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I felt that he was losing interest in our tiny world and might at any time abandon his visits entirely.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I felt that he was losing interest in our tiny world and might at any time abandon his visits entirely.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I felt that he was losing interest in our tiny world and might at any time abandon his visits entirely.
interestnounUS /ˈɪntrəst/
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading I felt that he was losing interest in our tiny world and might at any time abandon his visits entirely.
lastadjectiveUS /læst/
immediately past
From this reading For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
lessadverbUS /les/
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
littleadjectiveUS /ˈlɪtəl/
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading When one day he finally came to me I was overjoyed, but only for a little while.
lonelyadjectiveUS /ˈloʊnli/
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading This always made me lonely and melancholy.
longadjectiveUS /lɔːŋ/
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 For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
losingverbUS /ˈluːzɪŋ/
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading I felt that he was losing interest in our tiny world and might at any time abandon his visits entirely.
madeadjectiveUS /meɪd/
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading This always made me lonely and melancholy.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading This always made me lonely and melancholy.
melancholynounUS /ˈmelənkɑːli/
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading This always made me lonely and melancholy.
mightmodal verbUS /maɪt/
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I felt that he was losing interest in our tiny world and might at any time abandon his visits entirely.
muchadverbUS /mʌtʃ/
to a great degree or extent
From this reading For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
oftenadverbUS /ˈɔːfən/
many times at short intervals
From this reading For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading When one day he finally came to me I was overjoyed, but only for a little while.
onlyadverbUS /ˈoʊnli/
and nothing more
From this reading When one day he finally came to me I was overjoyed, but only for a little while.
ourdeterminerUS /ˈaʊər/
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading I felt that he was losing interest in our tiny world and might at any time abandon his visits entirely.
overjoyedadjectiveUS /ˌoʊvərˈdʒɔɪd/
extremely joyful
From this reading When one day he finally came to me I was overjoyed, but only for a little while.
SatannounUS /ˈseɪtən/
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
sayverbUS /seɪ/
express in words
From this reading He had come to say good-by, he told me, and for the last time.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I felt that he was losing interest in our tiny world and might at any time abandon his visits entirely.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had come to say good-by, he told me, and for the last time.
thenadverbUS /ðen/
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
ThisdeterminerUS /ðɪs/
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading This always made me lonely and melancholy.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
tinyadjectiveUS /ˈtaɪni/
very small
From this reading I felt that he was losing interest in our tiny world and might at any time abandon his visits entirely.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading When one day he finally came to me I was overjoyed, but only for a little while.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading He had come to say good-by, he told me, and for the last time.
visitsnounUS /ˈvɪzɪts/
plural of “visit” — the act of going to see some person or place or thing for a short time
From this reading For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I felt that he was losing interest in our tiny world and might at any time abandon his visits entirely.
WhenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading When one day he finally came to me I was overjoyed, but only for a little while.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading When one day he finally came to me I was overjoyed, but only for a little while.
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading I felt that he was losing interest in our tiny world and might at any time abandon his visits entirely.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading For as much as a year Satan continued these visits, but at last he came less often, and then for a long time he did not come at all.
