1872
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From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
19th
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From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
adeterminerUS /ə/
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I felt all the eagerness of youth, the power of a love that stirred my whole being, and was impressed with the solemnity of the obligation I was about to incur.
accordingadjectiveUS /əˈkɔːrdɪŋ/
(followed by “to”) in agreement with or accordant with
From this reading The life of a lovely woman was to be intrusted to me, to make or to mar according as I did my duty.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading I passed many hours, as the train rolled on, mile after mile, mentally reviewing the past, looking at the present, and planning for the future.
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 I felt all the eagerness of youth, the power of a love that stirred my whole being, and was impressed with the solemnity of the obligation I was about to incur.
ampleadjectiveUS /ˈæmpəl/
more than enough in size or scope or capacity
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
asconjunctionUS /æz/
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
availverbUS /əˈveɪl/
use to one's advantage
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
beauxiliary verbUS /biː/
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The life of a lovely woman was to be intrusted to me, to make or to mar according as I did my duty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I felt all the eagerness of youth, the power of a love that stirred my whole being, and was impressed with the solemnity of the obligation I was about to incur.
BELLSnounUS /belz/
plural of “bell” — a hollow device made of metal that makes a ringing sound when struck
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
CenturynounUS /ˈsentʃəri/
a period of 100 years
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
ChicagonounUS /ʃəˈkɑːɡoʊ/
largest city in Illinois; a bustling Great Lakes port that extends 26 miles along the southwestern shoreline of Lake Michigan
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
comeverbUS /kʌm/
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
contemplationnounUS /ˌkɑːntəmˈpleɪʃən/
a long and thoughtful observation
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
daynounUS /deɪ/
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
daysnounUS /deɪz/
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading The life of a lovely woman was to be intrusted to me, to make or to mar according as I did my duty.
dutynounUS /ˈduːti/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading The life of a lovely woman was to be intrusted to me, to make or to mar according as I did my duty.
eagernessnounUS /ˈiːɡərnəs/
a positive feeling of wanting to push ahead with something
From this reading I felt all the eagerness of youth, the power of a love that stirred my whole being, and was impressed with the solemnity of the obligation I was about to incur.
endnounUS /end/
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
eveningnounUS /ˈiːvnɪŋ/
the latter part of the day (the period of decreasing daylight from late afternoon until nightfall)
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
feltverbUS /felt/
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I felt all the eagerness of youth, the power of a love that stirred my whole being, and was impressed with the solemnity of the obligation I was about to incur.
finallyadverbUS /ˈfaɪnəli/
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
futureadjectiveUS /ˈfjuːtʃər/
yet to be or coming
From this reading I passed many hours, as the train rolled on, mile after mile, mentally reviewing the past, looking at the present, and planning for the future.
gaveverbUS /ɡeɪv/
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
hoursnounUS /ˈaʊərz/
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
impressedadjectiveUS /ˌɪmˈprest/
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading I felt all the eagerness of youth, the power of a love that stirred my whole being, and was impressed with the solemnity of the obligation I was about to incur.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
incurverbUS /ˌɪnˈkɜːr/
make oneself subject to; bring upon oneself; become liable to
From this reading I felt all the eagerness of youth, the power of a love that stirred my whole being, and was impressed with the solemnity of the obligation I was about to incur.
intrusted
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From this reading The life of a lovely woman was to be intrusted to me, to make or to mar according as I did my duty.
journeyverbUS /ˈdʒɜːrni/
undertake a journey or trip
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
lifenounUS /laɪf/
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The life of a lovely woman was to be intrusted to me, to make or to mar according as I did my duty.
LimitedadjectiveUS /ˈlɪmətəd/
small in range or scope
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading I passed many hours, as the train rolled on, mile after mile, mentally reviewing the past, looking at the present, and planning for the future.
lovenounUS /lʌv/
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading I felt all the eagerness of youth, the power of a love that stirred my whole being, and was impressed with the solemnity of the obligation I was about to incur.
lovelyadjectiveUS /ˈlʌvli/
appealing to the emotions as well as the eye
From this reading The life of a lovely woman was to be intrusted to me, to make or to mar according as I did my duty.
makeverbUS /meɪk/
engage in
From this reading The life of a lovely woman was to be intrusted to me, to make or to mar according as I did my duty.
makingnounUS /ˈmeɪkɪŋ/
the act that results in something coming to be
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
manyadjectiveUS /ˈmeni/
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 I passed many hours, as the train rolled on, mile after mile, mentally reviewing the past, looking at the present, and planning for the future.
marverbUS /mɑːr/
make imperfect
From this reading The life of a lovely woman was to be intrusted to me, to make or to mar according as I did my duty.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
mentallyadverbUS /ˈmentəli/
in your mind
From this reading I passed many hours, as the train rolled on, mile after mile, mentally reviewing the past, looking at the present, and planning for the future.
milenounUS /maɪl/
a unit of length equal to 1,760 yards or 5,280 feet; exactly 1609.344 meters
From this reading I passed many hours, as the train rolled on, mile after mile, mentally reviewing the past, looking at the present, and planning for the future.
monthsnounUS /mʌnθs/
plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
moodnounUS /muːd/
a characteristic (habitual or relatively temporary) state of feeling
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
myselfpronounUS /ˌmaɪˈself/
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
nightsnounUS /naɪts/
Periods of darkness between sunset and sunrise.
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
nodeterminerUS /noʊ/
not any; not one
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
o'clockadverbUS /əˈklɑːk/
according to the clock
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
obligationnounUS /ˌɑːbləˈɡeɪʃən/
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading I felt all the eagerness of youth, the power of a love that stirred my whole being, and was impressed with the solemnity of the obligation I was about to incur.
OctobernounUS /ɑːkˈtoʊbər/
the month following September and preceding November
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
ofprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
orconjunctionUS /ɔːr/
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading The life of a lovely woman was to be intrusted to me, to make or to mar according as I did my duty.
passedverbUS /pæst/
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I passed many hours, as the train rolled on, mile after mile, mentally reviewing the past, looking at the present, and planning for the future.
pastnounUS /pæst/
the time that has elapsed
From this reading I passed many hours, as the train rolled on, mile after mile, mentally reviewing the past, looking at the present, and planning for the future.
planningnounUS /ˈplænɪŋ/
an act of formulating a program for a definite course of action
From this reading I passed many hours, as the train rolled on, mile after mile, mentally reviewing the past, looking at the present, and planning for the future.
powernounUS /ˈpaʊər/
possession of controlling influence
From this reading I felt all the eagerness of youth, the power of a love that stirred my whole being, and was impressed with the solemnity of the obligation I was about to incur.
presentverbUS /ˈprezənt/
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading I passed many hours, as the train rolled on, mile after mile, mentally reviewing the past, looking at the present, and planning for the future.
reviewingverbUS /riˈvjuːɪŋ/
-ing form of “review” — look at again; examine again
From this reading I passed many hours, as the train rolled on, mile after mile, mentally reviewing the past, looking at the present, and planning for the future.
roadnounUS /roʊd/
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
rolledadjectiveUS /roʊld/
especially of petals or leaves in bud; having margins rolled inward
From this reading I passed many hours, as the train rolled on, mile after mile, mentally reviewing the past, looking at the present, and planning for the future.
SaturdaynounUS /ˈsætərdi/
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
sixnounUS /sɪks/
the cardinal number that is the sum of five and one
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
solemnitynounUS /səˈlemnəti/
a trait of dignified seriousness
From this reading I felt all the eagerness of youth, the power of a love that stirred my whole being, and was impressed with the solemnity of the obligation I was about to incur.
startedverbUS /ˈstɑːrtɪd/
past form of “start” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
stirredadjectiveUS /stɜːrd/
being excited or provoked to the expression of an emotion
From this reading I felt all the eagerness of youth, the power of a love that stirred my whole being, and was impressed with the solemnity of the obligation I was about to incur.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I felt all the eagerness of youth, the power of a love that stirred my whole being, and was impressed with the solemnity of the obligation I was about to incur.
ThedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
ThereadverbUS /ðer/
in or at that place or location
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
thirty-sixadjective
being six more than thirty
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
trainverbUS /treɪn/
create by training and teaching
From this reading I passed many hours, as the train rolled on, mile after mile, mentally reviewing the past, looking at the present, and planning for the future.
tripnounUS /trɪp/
a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
TwentiethnounUS /ˈtwentiəθ/
position 20 in a countable series of things
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
twentynounUS /ˈtwenti/
the cardinal number that is the sum of nineteen and one
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
twonounUS /tuː/
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading There was no "Twentieth Century Limited," making the trip in twenty hours, in those days, and my two nights and a day on the road gave me ample time for contemplation, which I was in a mood to avail myself of.
WEDDINGnounUS /ˈwedɪŋ/
the social event at which the ceremony of marriage is performed
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
weeksnounUS /wiːks/
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
whichpronounUS /wɪtʃ/
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
wholeadjectiveUS /hoʊl/
including all components without exception; being one unit or constituting the full amount or extent or duration; complete
From this reading I felt all the eagerness of youth, the power of a love that stirred my whole being, and was impressed with the solemnity of the obligation I was about to incur.
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading I felt all the eagerness of youth, the power of a love that stirred my whole being, and was impressed with the solemnity of the obligation I was about to incur.
womannounUS /ˈwʊmən/
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading The life of a lovely woman was to be intrusted to me, to make or to mar according as I did my duty.
yearnounUS /jɪr/
a period of time containing 365 (or 366) days
From this reading WEDDING BELLS The year in which the days had been as weeks, the weeks as months, had finally come to an end, and at six o'clock on the evening of Saturday, October 19th, 1872, I started on my thirty-six hours' journey to Chicago.
youthnounUS /juːθ/
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading I felt all the eagerness of youth, the power of a love that stirred my whole being, and was impressed with the solemnity of the obligation I was about to incur.
