1912
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From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I spent a night at Bucharest, and I arrived at Constantinople on a drizzly, damp, autumn day in November.
prior to a specified or implied time
From this reading I might perhaps have got to Headquarters, but that would have been of little use, and the _Times_, for whom I was writing, already had one correspondent with the Bulgarian army.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
a permanent organization of the military land forces of a nation or state
From this reading I might perhaps have got to Headquarters, but that would have been of little use, and the _Times_, for whom I was writing, already had one correspondent with the Bulgarian army.
past form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading I spent a night at Bucharest, and I arrived at Constantinople on a drizzly, damp, autumn day in November.
arrivingverbUS /ərˈaɪvɪŋ/
-ing form of “arrive” — reach a destination; arrive by movement or progress
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I spent a night at Bucharest, and I arrived at Constantinople on a drizzly, damp, autumn day in November.
the season when the leaves fall from the trees
From this reading I spent a night at Bucharest, and I arrived at Constantinople on a drizzly, damp, autumn day in November.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading I might perhaps have got to Headquarters, but that would have been of little use, and the _Times_, for whom I was writing, already had one correspondent with the Bulgarian army.
BucharestnounUS /ˈbjuːkərest/
national capital and largest city of Romania in southeastern Romania
From this reading So I settled to go to Constantinople _via_ Bucharest.
BulgariannounUS /bəlˈɡeriən/
a native or inhabitant of Bulgaria
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I might perhaps have got to Headquarters, but that would have been of little use, and the _Times_, for whom I was writing, already had one correspondent with the Bulgarian army.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
CONSTANTINOPLEnounUS /ˌkɑːnstæntəˈnoʊpəl/
the largest city and former capital of Turkey
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
correspondentnounUS /ˌkɔːrəˈspɑːndənt/
someone who communicates by means of letters
From this reading I might perhaps have got to Headquarters, but that would have been of little use, and the _Times_, for whom I was writing, already had one correspondent with the Bulgarian army.
dampadjectiveUS /dæmp/
slightly wet
From this reading I spent a night at Bucharest, and I arrived at Constantinople on a drizzly, damp, autumn day in November.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I spent a night at Bucharest, and I arrived at Constantinople on a drizzly, damp, autumn day in November.
dirtnounUS /dɜːrt/
the part of the earth's surface consisting of humus and disintegrated rock
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
drizzlyadjectiveUS /ˈdrɪzli/
wet with light rain
From this reading I spent a night at Bucharest, and I arrived at Constantinople on a drizzly, damp, autumn day in November.
eclipseverbUS /ɪˈklɪps/
be greater in significance than
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
set up or found
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
the side that is forward or prominent
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading So I settled to go to Constantinople _via_ Bucharest.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
of an achromatic color of any lightness intermediate between the extremes of white and black
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
greynessnoun
a neutral achromatic color midway between white and black
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I might perhaps have got to Headquarters, but that would have been of little use, and the _Times_, for whom I was writing, already had one correspondent with the Bulgarian army.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I might perhaps have got to Headquarters, but that would have been of little use, and the _Times_, for whom I was writing, already had one correspondent with the Bulgarian army.
HeadquartersnounUS /ˈhedkwɔːrtərz/
(usually plural) the office that serves as the administrative center of an enterprise
From this reading I might perhaps have got to Headquarters, but that would have been of little use, and the _Times_, for whom I was writing, already had one correspondent with the Bulgarian army.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I spent a night at Bucharest, and I arrived at Constantinople on a drizzly, damp, autumn day in November.
a sense of concern with and curiosity about someone or something
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
kaleidoscopicadjective
continually shifting or rapidly changing
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I might perhaps have got to Headquarters, but that would have been of little use, and the _Times_, for whom I was writing, already had one correspondent with the Bulgarian army.
losesverbUS /ˈluːzəz/
third-person singular of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
a feeling of thoughtful sadness
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading I might perhaps have got to Headquarters, but that would have been of little use, and the _Times_, for whom I was writing, already had one correspondent with the Bulgarian army.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading I spent a night at Bucharest, and I arrived at Constantinople on a drizzly, damp, autumn day in November.
not any; not one
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
NovembernounUS /noʊˈvembər/
the month following October and preceding December
From this reading I spent a night at Bucharest, and I arrived at Constantinople on a drizzly, damp, autumn day in November.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I spent a night at Bucharest, and I arrived at Constantinople on a drizzly, damp, autumn day in November.
on one occasion
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I might perhaps have got to Headquarters, but that would have been of little use, and the _Times_, for whom I was writing, already had one correspondent with the Bulgarian army.
opalescentadjective
having a play of lustrous rainbow colors
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
by chance
From this reading I might perhaps have got to Headquarters, but that would have been of little use, and the _Times_, for whom I was writing, already had one correspondent with the Bulgarian army.
radiancenounUS /ˈreɪdiːəns/
the amount of electromagnetic radiation leaving or arriving at a point on a surface
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
recordedadjectiveUS /rəˈkɔːrdɪd/
set down or registered in a permanent form especially on film or tape for reproduction
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
sadnessnounUS /ˈsædnəs/
emotions experienced when not in a state of well-being
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading So I settled to go to Constantinople _via_ Bucharest.
the atmosphere and outer space as viewed from the earth
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So I settled to go to Constantinople _via_ Bucharest.
SofianounUS /soʊˈfiːə/
capital and largest city of Bulgaria located in western Bulgaria
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
in the near future
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading I spent a night at Bucharest, and I arrived at Constantinople on a drizzly, damp, autumn day in November.
squalornounUS /ˈskwɑːlər/
sordid dirtiness
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
suffersverbUS /ˈsʌfərz/
third-person singular of “suffer” — undergo or be subjected to
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
in or at that place or location
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I might perhaps have got to Headquarters, but that would have been of little use, and the _Times_, for whom I was writing, already had one correspondent with the Bulgarian army.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
the act of using
From this reading I might perhaps have got to Headquarters, but that would have been of little use, and the _Times_, for whom I was writing, already had one correspondent with the Bulgarian army.
viaprepositionUS /ˈvaɪə/
by way of; passing through
From this reading So I settled to go to Constantinople _via_ Bucharest.
wallowverbUS /ˈwɑːloʊ/
devote oneself entirely to something; indulge in to an immoderate degree, usually with pleasure
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I might perhaps have got to Headquarters, but that would have been of little use, and the _Times_, for whom I was writing, already had one correspondent with the Bulgarian army.
at the time that
From this reading Many people have recorded the melancholy they have felt on arriving at Constantinople for the first time, especially in the autumn, under a grey sky, when the kaleidoscopic, opalescent city loses its radiance, suffers eclipse, and seems to wallow in greyness, sadness, dirt, and squalor.
the form of “who” used as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I might perhaps have got to Headquarters, but that would have been of little use, and the _Times_, for whom I was writing, already had one correspondent with the Bulgarian army.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I might perhaps have got to Headquarters, but that would have been of little use, and the _Times_, for whom I was writing, already had one correspondent with the Bulgarian army.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading CONSTANTINOPLE ONCE MORE (1912) As soon as I got back to Sofia I found that there would be nothing of interest for me to do or see there, and no chance of getting to the Bulgarian front.
the act of creating written works
From this reading I might perhaps have got to Headquarters, but that would have been of little use, and the _Times_, for whom I was writing, already had one correspondent with the Bulgarian army.
