aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
actorsnounUS /ˈæktərz/
plural of “actor” — a theatrical performer
From this reading I may have been told many things by the actors in those events--I may not.
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 know that I shared none of these things..., and yet it seems to me that I was at the heart of them all.
amauxiliary verbUS /æm/
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
andeterminerUS /æn/
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
andconjunctionUS /ənd/
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
anotherdeterminerUS /əˈnʌðər/
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Was I with Nina and Vera on that Tuesday night when they stood face to face with one another for the first time?
atprepositionUS /æt/
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading I know that I shared none of these things..., and yet it seems to me that I was at the heart of them all.
backadverbUS /bæk/
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
byprepositionUS /baɪ/
showing who or what does the action
From this reading I may have been told many things by the actors in those events--I may not.
couldmodal verbUS /kʊd/
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
createdverbUS /kriˈeɪtəd/
past form of “create” — make or cause to be or to become
From this reading Was I with Markovitch during his walk through that marvellous new world that he seemed himself to have created?
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
difficultadjectiveUS /ˈdɪfəkəlt/
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
duringprepositionUS /ˈdʊrɪŋ/
all through a period, or at some point within it
From this reading Was I with Markovitch during his walk through that marvellous new world that he seemed himself to have created?
eventsnounUS /ɪˈvents/
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
eye-witness
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
facenounUS /feɪs/
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Was I with Nina and Vera on that Tuesday night when they stood face to face with one another for the first time?
findverbUS /faɪnd/
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading Was I with Nina and Vera on that Tuesday night when they stood face to face with one another for the first time?
forprepositionUS /fɔːr/
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Was I with Nina and Vera on that Tuesday night when they stood face to face with one another for the first time?
fromprepositionUS /frʌm/
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
hepronounUS /hiː/
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was I with Markovitch during his walk through that marvellous new world that he seemed himself to have created?
heartnounUS /hɑːrt/
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading I know that I shared none of these things..., and yet it seems to me that I was at the heart of them all.
himselfpronounUS /hɪmˈself/
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Was I with Markovitch during his walk through that marvellous new world that he seemed himself to have created?
hisdeterminerUS /hɪz/
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Was I with Markovitch during his walk through that marvellous new world that he seemed himself to have created?
IpronounUS /aɪ/
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
inprepositionUS /ɪn/
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I may have been told many things by the actors in those events--I may not.
incrediblyadverbUS /ˌɪnˈkredəbli/
not easy to believe
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
isauxiliary verbUS /ɪz/
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
isolationnounUS /ˌaɪsəˈleɪʃən/
a state of separation between persons or groups
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
itpronounUS /ɪt/
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
knowverbUS /noʊ/
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading I know that I shared none of these things..., and yet it seems to me that I was at the heart of them all.
LAWRENCEnounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
lookingnounUS /ˈlʊkɪŋ/
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
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 may have been told many things by the actors in those events--I may not.
Markovitch
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was I with Markovitch during his walk through that marvellous new world that he seemed himself to have created?
marvellousadjectiveUS /ˈmɑːrvələs/
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Was I with Markovitch during his walk through that marvellous new world that he seemed himself to have created?
maymodal verbUS /meɪ/
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading I may have been told many things by the actors in those events--I may not.
mepronounUS /miː/
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I know that I shared none of these things..., and yet it seems to me that I was at the heart of them all.
mydeterminerUS /maɪ/
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
newadjectiveUS /nuː/
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Was I with Markovitch during his walk through that marvellous new world that he seemed himself to have created?
nightnounUS /naɪt/
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Was I with Nina and Vera on that Tuesday night when they stood face to face with one another for the first time?
NinanounUS /ˈniːnə/
the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea
From this reading Was I with Nina and Vera on that Tuesday night when they stood face to face with one another for the first time?
nonepronounUS /nʌn/
not one, and not any
From this reading I know that I shared none of these things..., and yet it seems to me that I was at the heart of them all.
notadverbUS /nɑːt/
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
nowadverbUS /naʊ/
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
obviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
OfprepositionUS /ʌv/
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
onprepositionUS /ɑːn/
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Was I with Nina and Vera on that Tuesday night when they stood face to face with one another for the first time?
onepronounUS /wʌn/
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading Was I with Nina and Vera on that Tuesday night when they stood face to face with one another for the first time?
realiseverbUS /ˈriːəlaɪz/
earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
relateverbUS /rɪˈleɪt/
make a logical or causal connection
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
sawverbUS /sɔː/
cut with a saw
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
seemedverbUS /siːmd/
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Was I with Markovitch during his walk through that marvellous new world that he seemed himself to have created?
seemsverbUS /siːmz/
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I know that I shared none of these things..., and yet it seems to me that I was at the heart of them all.
sharedadjectiveUS /ʃerd/
have in common; held or experienced in common
From this reading I know that I shared none of these things..., and yet it seems to me that I was at the heart of them all.
someadjectiveUS /sʌm/
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
stoodverbUS /stʊd/
Maintained an upright posture.
From this reading Was I with Nina and Vera on that Tuesday night when they stood face to face with one another for the first time?
strangeadjectiveUS /streɪndʒ/
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
thatconjunctionUS /ðæt/
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
thedeterminerUS /ðə/
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
thempronounUS /ðem/
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading I know that I shared none of these things..., and yet it seems to me that I was at the heart of them all.
thesedeterminerUS /ðiːz/
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I know that I shared none of these things..., and yet it seems to me that I was at the heart of them all.
theypronounUS /ðeɪ/
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Was I with Nina and Vera on that Tuesday night when they stood face to face with one another for the first time?
thingsnounUS /θɪŋz/
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading I know that I shared none of these things..., and yet it seems to me that I was at the heart of them all.
thosedeterminerUS /ðoʊz/
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading I may have been told many things by the actors in those events--I may not.
throughprepositionUS /θruː/
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Was I with Markovitch during his walk through that marvellous new world that he seemed himself to have created?
timenounUS /taɪm/
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Was I with Nina and Vera on that Tuesday night when they stood face to face with one another for the first time?
toparticleUS /tuː/
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
toldverbUS /toʊld/
inflected form of “tell” — express in words
From this reading I may have been told many things by the actors in those events--I may not.
TuesdaynounUS /ˈtuːzdi/
the third day of the week; the second working day
From this reading Was I with Nina and Vera on that Tuesday night when they stood face to face with one another for the first time?
Vera
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Was I with Nina and Vera on that Tuesday night when they stood face to face with one another for the first time?
walknounUS /wɔːk/
the act of traveling by foot
From this reading Was I with Markovitch during his walk through that marvellous new world that he seemed himself to have created?
Wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Was I with Nina and Vera on that Tuesday night when they stood face to face with one another for the first time?
whatpronounUS /wʌt/
used to ask for information about something
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
whenconjunctionUS /wen/
at the time that
From this reading Was I with Nina and Vera on that Tuesday night when they stood face to face with one another for the first time?
withprepositionUS /wɪð/
in the company of; together with
From this reading Was I with Nina and Vera on that Tuesday night when they stood face to face with one another for the first time?
worldnounUS /wɜːrld/
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
yetconjunctionUS /jet/
but in spite of that
From this reading LAWRENCE LAWRENCE I Of some of the events that I am now about to relate it is obvious that I could not have been an eye-witness--and yet, looking back from the strange isolation that is now my world I find it incredibly difficult to realise what I saw and what I did not.
