used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It did not last long, but in less than a week I managed to squander a small fortune.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading To this day there must be many who remember my meteoric career in the firmament of fast life.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Those were the days when Dawson might fitly have been called the dissolute.
blotnounUS /blɑːt/
a blemish made by dirt
From this reading Would I could blot them out of my life.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It did not last long, but in less than a week I managed to squander a small fortune.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading Those were the days when Dawson might fitly have been called the dissolute.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading To this day there must be many who remember my meteoric career in the firmament of fast life.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Would I could blot them out of my life.
DawsonnounUS /ˈdɔːsən/
a town in northwestern Canada in the Yukon on the Yukon River; a boom town around 1900 when gold was discovered in the Klondike
From this reading Those were the days when Dawson might fitly have been called the dissolute.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading To this day there must be many who remember my meteoric career in the firmament of fast life.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Those were the days when Dawson might fitly have been called the dissolute.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading It did not last long, but in less than a week I managed to squander a small fortune.
dissoluteadjective
unrestrained by convention or morality
From this reading Those were the days when Dawson might fitly have been called the dissolute.
quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form)
From this reading To this day there must be many who remember my meteoric career in the firmament of fast life.
firmamentnoun
the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected
From this reading To this day there must be many who remember my meteoric career in the firmament of fast life.
fitlyadverb
in accordance with what is appropriate or suitable for the circumstances
From this reading Those were the days when Dawson might fitly have been called the dissolute.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading It is with shame I write the following pages.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading It did not last long, but in less than a week I managed to squander a small fortune.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Those were the days when Dawson might fitly have been called the dissolute.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading It is with shame I write the following pages.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading To this day there must be many who remember my meteoric career in the firmament of fast life.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading It is with shame I write the following pages.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It is with shame I write the following pages.
immediately past
From this reading It did not last long, but in less than a week I managed to squander a small fortune.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading It did not last long, but in less than a week I managed to squander a small fortune.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Would I could blot them out of my life.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading It did not last long, but in less than a week I managed to squander a small fortune.
past form of “manage” — be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading It did not last long, but in less than a week I managed to squander a small fortune.
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 To this day there must be many who remember my meteoric career in the firmament of fast life.
meteoricadjectiveUS /ˌmiːtiˈɔːrɪk/
of or pertaining to atmospheric phenomena, especially weather and weather conditions
From this reading To this day there must be many who remember my meteoric career in the firmament of fast life.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Those were the days when Dawson might fitly have been called the dissolute.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading To this day there must be many who remember my meteoric career in the firmament of fast life.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Would I could blot them out of my life.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading It did not last long, but in less than a week I managed to squander a small fortune.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Would I could blot them out of my life.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Would I could blot them out of my life.
plural of “page” — one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading It is with shame I write the following pages.
To recall to mind.
From this reading To this day there must be many who remember my meteoric career in the firmament of fast life.
a painful emotion resulting from an awareness of inadequacy or guilt
From this reading It is with shame I write the following pages.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It did not last long, but in less than a week I managed to squander a small fortune.
squanderverbUS /ˈskwɑːndər/
spend thoughtlessly; throw away
From this reading It did not last long, but in less than a week I managed to squander a small fortune.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading It did not last long, but in less than a week I managed to squander a small fortune.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It is with shame I write the following pages.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Would I could blot them out of my life.
in or at that place or location
From this reading To this day there must be many who remember my meteoric career in the firmament of fast life.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading To this day there must be many who remember my meteoric career in the firmament of fast life.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Those were the days when Dawson might fitly have been called the dissolute.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To this day there must be many who remember my meteoric career in the firmament of fast life.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading It did not last long, but in less than a week I managed to squander a small fortune.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Those were the days when Dawson might fitly have been called the dissolute.
at the time that
From this reading Those were the days when Dawson might fitly have been called the dissolute.
which person or people
From this reading To this day there must be many who remember my meteoric career in the firmament of fast life.
in the company of; together with
From this reading It is with shame I write the following pages.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Would I could blot them out of my life.
produce a literary work
From this reading It is with shame I write the following pages.
