used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
acuteadjectiveUS /əˈkjuːt/
having or experiencing a rapid onset and short but severe course
From this reading To-day every logical consideration is scattered to the winds as I realize with an acute pain what sport we are in the veiled hands of chance.
(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 have sat before these written pages a full half-hour, tempted to destroy all,--yielding to the sense of the futility in my life.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
the form of “be” used with “I”
From this reading I am here, in my old room, a log fire snapping in the fireplace, the window sills banked with snow, and the clock on the landing below has rung eleven times.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading To-day every logical consideration is scattered to the winds as I realize with an acute pain what sport we are in the veiled hands of chance.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I am here, in my old room, a log fire snapping in the fireplace, the window sills banked with snow, and the clock on the landing below has rung eleven times.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading To-day every logical consideration is scattered to the winds as I realize with an acute pain what sport we are in the veiled hands of chance.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading To-day every logical consideration is scattered to the winds as I realize with an acute pain what sport we are in the veiled hands of chance.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Has it been but three weeks since the night I sat and listened to Brinsmade in the Chapon Fin at Bordeaux?
bankedverbUS /bæŋkt/
past form of “bank” — tip laterally
From this reading I am here, in my old room, a log fire snapping in the fireplace, the window sills banked with snow, and the clock on the landing below has rung eleven times.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Has it been but three weeks since the night I sat and listened to Brinsmade in the Chapon Fin at Bordeaux?
earlier than; in front of
From this reading I have sat before these written pages a full half-hour, tempted to destroy all,--yielding to the sense of the futility in my life.
belowprepositionUS /bɪˈloʊ/
at or to a lower level than something
From this reading I am here, in my old room, a log fire snapping in the fireplace, the window sills banked with snow, and the clock on the landing below has rung eleven times.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
BordeauxnounUS /bɔːrˈdoʊ/
a port city in southwestern France; a major center of the wine trade
From this reading Has it been but three weeks since the night I sat and listened to Brinsmade in the Chapon Fin at Bordeaux?
Brinsmade
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From this reading Has it been but three weeks since the night I sat and listened to Brinsmade in the Chapon Fin at Bordeaux?
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Has it been but three weeks since the night I sat and listened to Brinsmade in the Chapon Fin at Bordeaux?
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading To-day every logical consideration is scattered to the winds as I realize with an acute pain what sport we are in the veiled hands of chance.
Chapon
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From this reading Has it been but three weeks since the night I sat and listened to Brinsmade in the Chapon Fin at Bordeaux?
a timepiece that shows the time of day
From this reading I am here, in my old room, a log fire snapping in the fireplace, the window sills banked with snow, and the clock on the landing below has rung eleven times.
the process of giving careful thought to something
From this reading To-day every logical consideration is scattered to the winds as I realize with an acute pain what sport we are in the veiled hands of chance.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
a flow of electricity through a conductor
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
DecembernounUS /dɪˈsembər/
the last (12th) month of the year
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
do away with, cause the destruction or undoing of
From this reading I have sat before these written pages a full half-hour, tempted to destroy all,--yielding to the sense of the futility in my life.
conceived of or imagined or hoped for
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
being one more than ten
From this reading I am here, in my old room, a log fire snapping in the fireplace, the window sills banked with snow, and the clock on the landing below has rung eleven times.
plural of “event” — something that happens at a given place and time
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading To-day every logical consideration is scattered to the winds as I realize with an acute pain what sport we are in the veiled hands of chance.
FinnounUS /fɪn/
the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one
From this reading Has it been but three weeks since the night I sat and listened to Brinsmade in the Chapon Fin at Bordeaux?
start firing a weapon
From this reading I am here, in my old room, a log fire snapping in the fireplace, the window sills banked with snow, and the clock on the landing below has rung eleven times.
fireplacenounUS /ˈfaɪərpleɪs/
an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built
From this reading I am here, in my old room, a log fire snapping in the fireplace, the window sills banked with snow, and the clock on the landing below has rung eleven times.
containing as much or as many as is possible or normal
From this reading I have sat before these written pages a full half-hour, tempted to destroy all,--yielding to the sense of the futility in my life.
futilitynounUS /fjuːˈtɪləti/
uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result
From this reading I have sat before these written pages a full half-hour, tempted to destroy all,--yielding to the sense of the futility in my life.
half-hournounUS /ˈhæfaʊər/
a half of an hour
From this reading I have sat before these written pages a full half-hour, tempted to destroy all,--yielding to the sense of the futility in my life.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading To-day every logical consideration is scattered to the winds as I realize with an acute pain what sport we are in the veiled hands of chance.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I am here, in my old room, a log fire snapping in the fireplace, the window sills banked with snow, and the clock on the landing below has rung eleven times.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading I am here, in my old room, a log fire snapping in the fireplace, the window sills banked with snow, and the clock on the landing below has rung eleven times.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading To-day every logical consideration is scattered to the winds as I realize with an acute pain what sport we are in the veiled hands of chance.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Has it been but three weeks since the night I sat and listened to Brinsmade in the Chapon Fin at Bordeaux?
an intermediate platform in a staircase
From this reading I am here, in my old room, a log fire snapping in the fireplace, the window sills banked with snow, and the clock on the landing below has rung eleven times.
immediately past
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
past form of “listen” — hear with intention
From this reading Has it been but three weeks since the night I sat and listened to Brinsmade in the Chapon Fin at Bordeaux?
Littledale
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From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
logverbUS /lɔːɡ/
enter into a log, as on ships and planes
From this reading I am here, in my old room, a log fire snapping in the fireplace, the window sills banked with snow, and the clock on the landing below has rung eleven times.
logicaladjectiveUS /ˈlɑːdʒɪkəl/
capable of or reflecting the capability for correct and valid reasoning
From this reading To-day every logical consideration is scattered to the winds as I realize with an acute pain what sport we are in the veiled hands of chance.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading Has it been but three weeks since the night I sat and listened to Brinsmade in the Chapon Fin at Bordeaux?
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading I am here, in my old room, a log fire snapping in the fireplace, the window sills banked with snow, and the clock on the landing below has rung eleven times.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I am here, in my old room, a log fire snapping in the fireplace, the window sills banked with snow, and the clock on the landing below has rung eleven times.
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 I have sat before these written pages a full half-hour, tempted to destroy all,--yielding to the sense of the futility in my life.
a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder
From this reading To-day every logical consideration is scattered to the winds as I realize with an acute pain what sport we are in the veiled hands of chance.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
be fully aware or cognizant of
From this reading To-day every logical consideration is scattered to the winds as I realize with an acute pain what sport we are in the veiled hands of chance.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading I am here, in my old room, a log fire snapping in the fireplace, the window sills banked with snow, and the clock on the landing below has rung eleven times.
rungnounUS /rʌŋ/
a crosspiece between the legs of a chair
From this reading I am here, in my old room, a log fire snapping in the fireplace, the window sills banked with snow, and the clock on the landing below has rung eleven times.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading I have sat before these written pages a full half-hour, tempted to destroy all,--yielding to the sense of the futility in my life.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading To-day every logical consideration is scattered to the winds as I realize with an acute pain what sport we are in the veiled hands of chance.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading I have sat before these written pages a full half-hour, tempted to destroy all,--yielding to the sense of the futility in my life.
sillsnounUS /sɪlz/
United States operatic soprano (born in 1929)
From this reading I am here, in my old room, a log fire snapping in the fireplace, the window sills banked with snow, and the clock on the landing below has rung eleven times.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
snappingverbUS /ˈsnæpɪŋ/
inflected form of “snap” — utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading I am here, in my old room, a log fire snapping in the fireplace, the window sills banked with snow, and the clock on the landing below has rung eleven times.
precipitation falling from clouds in the form of ice crystals
From this reading I am here, in my old room, a log fire snapping in the fireplace, the window sills banked with snow, and the clock on the landing below has rung eleven times.
an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition
From this reading To-day every logical consideration is scattered to the winds as I realize with an acute pain what sport we are in the veiled hands of chance.
temptedverbUS /ˈtemptɪd/
past form of “tempt” — dispose or incline or entice to
From this reading I have sat before these written pages a full half-hour, tempted to destroy all,--yielding to the sense of the futility in my life.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading I have sat before these written pages a full half-hour, tempted to destroy all,--yielding to the sense of the futility in my life.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading I am here, in my old room, a log fire snapping in the fireplace, the window sills banked with snow, and the clock on the landing below has rung eleven times.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I have sat before these written pages a full half-hour, tempted to destroy all,--yielding to the sense of the futility in my life.
To-day
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From this reading To-day every logical consideration is scattered to the winds as I realize with an acute pain what sport we are in the veiled hands of chance.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
veiledadjectiveUS /veɪld/
having or as if having a veil or concealing cover
From this reading To-day every logical consideration is scattered to the winds as I realize with an acute pain what sport we are in the veiled hands of chance.
structure consisting of a sloping way down to the water from the place where ships are built or repaired
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading To-day every logical consideration is scattered to the winds as I realize with an acute pain what sport we are in the veiled hands of chance.
plural of “week” — any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading To-day every logical consideration is scattered to the winds as I realize with an acute pain what sport we are in the veiled hands of chance.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air
From this reading I am here, in my old room, a log fire snapping in the fireplace, the window sills banked with snow, and the clock on the landing below has rung eleven times.
plural of “wind” — air moving (sometimes with considerable force) from an area of high pressure to an area of low pressure
From this reading To-day every logical consideration is scattered to the winds as I realize with an acute pain what sport we are in the veiled hands of chance.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading I have sat before these written pages a full half-hour, tempted to destroy all,--yielding to the sense of the futility in my life.
inflected form of “write” — produce a literary work
From this reading I _December_ _Littledale_ Almost three weeks have passed since I last wrote a line in this book,--three weeks crowded with events which have turned the current of my life into ways of which I never dreamed.
yieldingadjectiveUS /ˈjiːldɪŋ/
inclined to yield to argument or influence or control
From this reading I have sat before these written pages a full half-hour, tempted to destroy all,--yielding to the sense of the futility in my life.
