used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading For to a man like myself, of few friends and deep affections, one great emotional upheaval exhausts the possibilities of nature; leaving only the capacity for feeble and ineffective echoes.
affectionsnounUS /əˈfekʃənz/
plural of “affection” — a positive feeling of liking
From this reading For to a man like myself, of few friends and deep affections, one great emotional upheaval exhausts the possibilities of nature; leaving only the capacity for feeble and ineffective echoes.
ambitionsnounUS /æmˈbɪʃənz/
plural of “ambition” — a cherished desire
From this reading Unfulfilled desires and ambitions unrealised had combined with distaste for the daily drudgery that had fallen to my lot to embitter my poverty and cause me to look with gloomy distrust upon the unpromising future.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading My life, indeed, since I had left the hospital had been one of many disappointments and much privation.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But no sorrow that I had hitherto experienced could compare with the grief that I now felt in contemplating the irretrievable ruin of what I knew to be the great passion of my life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading My life, indeed, since I had left the hospital had been one of many disappointments and much privation.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But no sorrow that I had hitherto experienced could compare with the grief that I now felt in contemplating the irretrievable ruin of what I knew to be the great passion of my life.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading MURDER BY POST The next few days were perhaps the most unhappy that I have known.
capacitynounUS /kəˈpæsəti/
capability to perform or produce
From this reading For to a man like myself, of few friends and deep affections, one great emotional upheaval exhausts the possibilities of nature; leaving only the capacity for feeble and ineffective echoes.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Unfulfilled desires and ambitions unrealised had combined with distaste for the daily drudgery that had fallen to my lot to embitter my poverty and cause me to look with gloomy distrust upon the unpromising future.
combinedadjectiveUS /kəmˈbaɪnd/
made or joined or united into one
From this reading Unfulfilled desires and ambitions unrealised had combined with distaste for the daily drudgery that had fallen to my lot to embitter my poverty and cause me to look with gloomy distrust upon the unpromising future.
compareverbUS /kəmˈper/
examine and note the similarities or differences of
From this reading But no sorrow that I had hitherto experienced could compare with the grief that I now felt in contemplating the irretrievable ruin of what I knew to be the great passion of my life.
contemplatingverbUS /ˈkɑːntəmpleɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “contemplate” — look at thoughtfully; observe deep in thought
From this reading But no sorrow that I had hitherto experienced could compare with the grief that I now felt in contemplating the irretrievable ruin of what I knew to be the great passion of my life.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But no sorrow that I had hitherto experienced could compare with the grief that I now felt in contemplating the irretrievable ruin of what I knew to be the great passion of my life.
every day; without missing a day
From this reading Unfulfilled desires and ambitions unrealised had combined with distaste for the daily drudgery that had fallen to my lot to embitter my poverty and cause me to look with gloomy distrust upon the unpromising future.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading MURDER BY POST The next few days were perhaps the most unhappy that I have known.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading For to a man like myself, of few friends and deep affections, one great emotional upheaval exhausts the possibilities of nature; leaving only the capacity for feeble and ineffective echoes.
desiresnounUS /dɪˈzaɪərz/
plural of “desire” — the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading Unfulfilled desires and ambitions unrealised had combined with distaste for the daily drudgery that had fallen to my lot to embitter my poverty and cause me to look with gloomy distrust upon the unpromising future.
disappointmentsnounUS /dɪsəˈpɔɪntmənts/
plural of “disappointment” — a feeling of dissatisfaction that results when your expectations are not realized
From this reading My life, indeed, since I had left the hospital had been one of many disappointments and much privation.
distastenounUS /dɪˈsteɪst/
a feeling of intense dislike
From this reading Unfulfilled desires and ambitions unrealised had combined with distaste for the daily drudgery that had fallen to my lot to embitter my poverty and cause me to look with gloomy distrust upon the unpromising future.
distrustnounUS /dɪˈstrʌst/
doubt about someone's honesty
From this reading Unfulfilled desires and ambitions unrealised had combined with distaste for the daily drudgery that had fallen to my lot to embitter my poverty and cause me to look with gloomy distrust upon the unpromising future.
drudgerynounUS /ˈdrʌdʒəri/
hard monotonous routine work
From this reading Unfulfilled desires and ambitions unrealised had combined with distaste for the daily drudgery that had fallen to my lot to embitter my poverty and cause me to look with gloomy distrust upon the unpromising future.
echoesnounUS /ˈekoʊz/
plural of “echo” — the repetition of a sound resulting from reflection of the sound waves
From this reading For to a man like myself, of few friends and deep affections, one great emotional upheaval exhausts the possibilities of nature; leaving only the capacity for feeble and ineffective echoes.
embitterverbUS /emˈbɪtər/
cause to be bitter or resentful
From this reading Unfulfilled desires and ambitions unrealised had combined with distaste for the daily drudgery that had fallen to my lot to embitter my poverty and cause me to look with gloomy distrust upon the unpromising future.
emotionaladjectiveUS /ɪˈmoʊʃənəl/
determined or actuated by emotion rather than reason
From this reading For to a man like myself, of few friends and deep affections, one great emotional upheaval exhausts the possibilities of nature; leaving only the capacity for feeble and ineffective echoes.
exhaustsnounUS /ɪɡˈzɔːsts/
plural of “exhaust” — gases ejected from an engine as waste products
From this reading For to a man like myself, of few friends and deep affections, one great emotional upheaval exhausts the possibilities of nature; leaving only the capacity for feeble and ineffective echoes.
having experience; having knowledge or skill from observation or participation
From this reading But no sorrow that I had hitherto experienced could compare with the grief that I now felt in contemplating the irretrievable ruin of what I knew to be the great passion of my life.
having dropped by the force of gravity
From this reading Unfulfilled desires and ambitions unrealised had combined with distaste for the daily drudgery that had fallen to my lot to embitter my poverty and cause me to look with gloomy distrust upon the unpromising future.
pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness
From this reading For to a man like myself, of few friends and deep affections, one great emotional upheaval exhausts the possibilities of nature; leaving only the capacity for feeble and ineffective echoes.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading But no sorrow that I had hitherto experienced could compare with the grief that I now felt in contemplating the irretrievable ruin of what I knew to be the great passion of my life.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “a”; a small but indefinite number
From this reading MURDER BY POST The next few days were perhaps the most unhappy that I have known.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Unfulfilled desires and ambitions unrealised had combined with distaste for the daily drudgery that had fallen to my lot to embitter my poverty and cause me to look with gloomy distrust upon the unpromising future.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading For to a man like myself, of few friends and deep affections, one great emotional upheaval exhausts the possibilities of nature; leaving only the capacity for feeble and ineffective echoes.
yet to be or coming
From this reading Unfulfilled desires and ambitions unrealised had combined with distaste for the daily drudgery that had fallen to my lot to embitter my poverty and cause me to look with gloomy distrust upon the unpromising future.
depressingly dark
From this reading Unfulfilled desires and ambitions unrealised had combined with distaste for the daily drudgery that had fallen to my lot to embitter my poverty and cause me to look with gloomy distrust upon the unpromising future.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading But no sorrow that I had hitherto experienced could compare with the grief that I now felt in contemplating the irretrievable ruin of what I knew to be the great passion of my life.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading But no sorrow that I had hitherto experienced could compare with the grief that I now felt in contemplating the irretrievable ruin of what I knew to be the great passion of my life.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading My life, indeed, since I had left the hospital had been one of many disappointments and much privation.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading MURDER BY POST The next few days were perhaps the most unhappy that I have known.
used in negative statement to describe a situation that has existed up to this point or up to the present time
From this reading But no sorrow that I had hitherto experienced could compare with the grief that I now felt in contemplating the irretrievable ruin of what I knew to be the great passion of my life.
a health facility where patients receive treatment
From this reading My life, indeed, since I had left the hospital had been one of many disappointments and much privation.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading MURDER BY POST The next few days were perhaps the most unhappy that I have known.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading But no sorrow that I had hitherto experienced could compare with the grief that I now felt in contemplating the irretrievable ruin of what I knew to be the great passion of my life.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading My life, indeed, since I had left the hospital had been one of many disappointments and much privation.
ineffectiveadjectiveUS /ˌɪnɪˈfektɪv/
not producing an intended effect
From this reading For to a man like myself, of few friends and deep affections, one great emotional upheaval exhausts the possibilities of nature; leaving only the capacity for feeble and ineffective echoes.
irretrievableadjective
impossible to recover or recoup or overcome
From this reading But no sorrow that I had hitherto experienced could compare with the grief that I now felt in contemplating the irretrievable ruin of what I knew to be the great passion of my life.
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 But no sorrow that I had hitherto experienced could compare with the grief that I now felt in contemplating the irretrievable ruin of what I knew to be the great passion of my life.
apprehended with certainty
From this reading MURDER BY POST The next few days were perhaps the most unhappy that I have known.
the act of departing
From this reading For to a man like myself, of few friends and deep affections, one great emotional upheaval exhausts the possibilities of nature; leaving only the capacity for feeble and ineffective echoes.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading My life, indeed, since I had left the hospital had been one of many disappointments and much privation.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading My life, indeed, since I had left the hospital had been one of many disappointments and much privation.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading For to a man like myself, of few friends and deep affections, one great emotional upheaval exhausts the possibilities of nature; leaving only the capacity for feeble and ineffective echoes.
perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards
From this reading Unfulfilled desires and ambitions unrealised had combined with distaste for the daily drudgery that had fallen to my lot to embitter my poverty and cause me to look with gloomy distrust upon the unpromising future.
(often followed by “of”) a large number or amount or extent
From this reading Unfulfilled desires and ambitions unrealised had combined with distaste for the daily drudgery that had fallen to my lot to embitter my poverty and cause me to look with gloomy distrust upon the unpromising future.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading For to a man like myself, of few friends and deep affections, one great emotional upheaval exhausts the possibilities of nature; leaving only the capacity for feeble and ineffective echoes.
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 My life, indeed, since I had left the hospital had been one of many disappointments and much privation.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Unfulfilled desires and ambitions unrealised had combined with distaste for the daily drudgery that had fallen to my lot to embitter my poverty and cause me to look with gloomy distrust upon the unpromising future.
used to form the superlative
From this reading MURDER BY POST The next few days were perhaps the most unhappy that I have known.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading My life, indeed, since I had left the hospital had been one of many disappointments and much privation.
kill intentionally and with premeditation
From this reading MURDER BY POST The next few days were perhaps the most unhappy that I have known.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading My life, indeed, since I had left the hospital had been one of many disappointments and much privation.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading For to a man like myself, of few friends and deep affections, one great emotional upheaval exhausts the possibilities of nature; leaving only the capacity for feeble and ineffective echoes.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading For to a man like myself, of few friends and deep affections, one great emotional upheaval exhausts the possibilities of nature; leaving only the capacity for feeble and ineffective echoes.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading MURDER BY POST The next few days were perhaps the most unhappy that I have known.
not any; not one
From this reading But no sorrow that I had hitherto experienced could compare with the grief that I now felt in contemplating the irretrievable ruin of what I knew to be the great passion of my life.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading But no sorrow that I had hitherto experienced could compare with the grief that I now felt in contemplating the irretrievable ruin of what I knew to be the great passion of my life.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading My life, indeed, since I had left the hospital had been one of many disappointments and much privation.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading My life, indeed, since I had left the hospital had been one of many disappointments and much privation.
and nothing more
From this reading For to a man like myself, of few friends and deep affections, one great emotional upheaval exhausts the possibilities of nature; leaving only the capacity for feeble and ineffective echoes.
a strong feeling or emotion
From this reading But no sorrow that I had hitherto experienced could compare with the grief that I now felt in contemplating the irretrievable ruin of what I knew to be the great passion of my life.
by chance
From this reading MURDER BY POST The next few days were perhaps the most unhappy that I have known.
possibilitiesnounUS /ˌpɑːsəˈbɪlətiz/
plural of “possibility” — a future prospect or potential
From this reading For to a man like myself, of few friends and deep affections, one great emotional upheaval exhausts the possibilities of nature; leaving only the capacity for feeble and ineffective echoes.
affix in a public place or for public notice
From this reading MURDER BY POST The next few days were perhaps the most unhappy that I have known.
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading Unfulfilled desires and ambitions unrealised had combined with distaste for the daily drudgery that had fallen to my lot to embitter my poverty and cause me to look with gloomy distrust upon the unpromising future.
privationnounUS /praɪˈveɪʃən/
a state of extreme poverty
From this reading My life, indeed, since I had left the hospital had been one of many disappointments and much privation.
an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction
From this reading But no sorrow that I had hitherto experienced could compare with the grief that I now felt in contemplating the irretrievable ruin of what I knew to be the great passion of my life.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading My life, indeed, since I had left the hospital had been one of many disappointments and much privation.
an emotion of great sadness associated with loss or bereavement
From this reading But no sorrow that I had hitherto experienced could compare with the grief that I now felt in contemplating the irretrievable ruin of what I knew to be the great passion of my life.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading MURDER BY POST The next few days were perhaps the most unhappy that I have known.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading MURDER BY POST The next few days were perhaps the most unhappy that I have known.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Unfulfilled desires and ambitions unrealised had combined with distaste for the daily drudgery that had fallen to my lot to embitter my poverty and cause me to look with gloomy distrust upon the unpromising future.
UnfulfilledadjectiveUS /ˌʌnfʊlˈfɪld/
of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities
From this reading Unfulfilled desires and ambitions unrealised had combined with distaste for the daily drudgery that had fallen to my lot to embitter my poverty and cause me to look with gloomy distrust upon the unpromising future.
experiencing or marked by or causing sadness or sorrow or discontent
From this reading MURDER BY POST The next few days were perhaps the most unhappy that I have known.
unpromisingadjectiveUS /ənˈprɔːmɪsɪŋ/
unlikely to bring about favorable results or enjoyment
From this reading Unfulfilled desires and ambitions unrealised had combined with distaste for the daily drudgery that had fallen to my lot to embitter my poverty and cause me to look with gloomy distrust upon the unpromising future.
unrealisedadjective
of persons; marked by failure to realize full potentialities
From this reading Unfulfilled desires and ambitions unrealised had combined with distaste for the daily drudgery that had fallen to my lot to embitter my poverty and cause me to look with gloomy distrust upon the unpromising future.
upheavalnounUS /əpˈhiːvəl/
a state of violent disturbance and disorder (as in politics or social conditions generally)
From this reading For to a man like myself, of few friends and deep affections, one great emotional upheaval exhausts the possibilities of nature; leaving only the capacity for feeble and ineffective echoes.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Unfulfilled desires and ambitions unrealised had combined with distaste for the daily drudgery that had fallen to my lot to embitter my poverty and cause me to look with gloomy distrust upon the unpromising future.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading MURDER BY POST The next few days were perhaps the most unhappy that I have known.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading But no sorrow that I had hitherto experienced could compare with the grief that I now felt in contemplating the irretrievable ruin of what I knew to be the great passion of my life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Unfulfilled desires and ambitions unrealised had combined with distaste for the daily drudgery that had fallen to my lot to embitter my poverty and cause me to look with gloomy distrust upon the unpromising future.
