1914
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From this reading THE END OF THE JOURNAL September 25, 1914.
25
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From this reading THE END OF THE JOURNAL September 25, 1914.
used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Not a single entry have I made since that wonderful day over at Louis's when they found the document.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading It's so long since I've written in this journal that I'm quite discouraged about it.
(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 Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
apprehensiveadjectiveUS /ˌæprɪˈhensɪv/
quick to understand
From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading They did not get away quite as soon as they had expected.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Not a single entry have I made since that wonderful day over at Louis's when they found the document.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading They did not get away quite as soon as they had expected.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky
From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading Not a single entry have I made since that wonderful day over at Louis's when they found the document.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading They did not get away quite as soon as they had expected.
discouragedadjectiveUS /dɪˈskɜːrədʒd/
made less hopeful or enthusiastic
From this reading It's so long since I've written in this journal that I'm quite discouraged about it.
documentnounUS /ˈdɑːkjəment/
writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature)
From this reading Not a single entry have I made since that wonderful day over at Louis's when they found the document.
either extremity of something that has length
From this reading THE END OF THE JOURNAL September 25, 1914.
entrynounUS /ˈentri/
an item inserted in a written record
From this reading Not a single entry have I made since that wonderful day over at Louis's when they found the document.
at any time
From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
considered likely or probable to happen or arrive
From this reading They did not get away quite as soon as they had expected.
give expression to
From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
set up or found
From this reading Not a single entry have I made since that wonderful day over at Louis's when they found the document.
a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe
From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading They did not get away quite as soon as they had expected.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading They did not get away quite as soon as they had expected.
hasn't
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From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Not a single entry have I made since that wonderful day over at Louis's when they found the document.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Not a single entry have I made since that wonderful day over at Louis's when they found the document.
I'm
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From this reading It's so long since I've written in this journal that I'm quite discouraged about it.
I've
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From this reading It's so long since I've written in this journal that I'm quite discouraged about it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It's so long since I've written in this journal that I'm quite discouraged about it.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It's so long since I've written in this journal that I'm quite discouraged about it.
It's
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From this reading It's so long since I've written in this journal that I'm quite discouraged about it.
JOURNALnounUS /ˈdʒɜːrnəl/
a daily written record of (usually personal) experiences and observations
From this reading THE END OF THE JOURNAL September 25, 1914.
lacking companions or companionship
From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
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's so long since I've written in this journal that I'm quite discouraged about it.
United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
Louis'snounUS /ˈluːɪsɪz/
possessive form of “louis” — United States prizefighter who was world heavyweight champion for 12 years (1914-1981)
From this reading Not a single entry have I made since that wonderful day over at Louis's when they found the document.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Not a single entry have I made since that wonderful day over at Louis's when they found the document.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Not a single entry have I made since that wonderful day over at Louis's when they found the document.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE END OF THE JOURNAL September 25, 1914.
and nothing more
From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading Not a single entry have I made since that wonderful day over at Louis's when they found the document.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading It's so long since I've written in this journal that I'm quite discouraged about it.
past form of “sail” — traverse or travel on (a body of water)
From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
SeptembernounUS /sepˈtembər/
the month following August and preceding October
From this reading THE END OF THE JOURNAL September 25, 1914.
sinceprepositionUS /sɪns/
from a time in the past until now
From this reading It's so long since I've written in this journal that I'm quite discouraged about it.
being or characteristic of a single thing or person
From this reading Not a single entry have I made since that wonderful day over at Louis's when they found the document.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It's so long since I've written in this journal that I'm quite discouraged about it.
in the near future
From this reading They did not get away quite as soon as they had expected.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It's so long since I've written in this journal that I'm quite discouraged about it.
that's
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From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE END OF THE JOURNAL September 25, 1914.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Not a single entry have I made since that wonderful day over at Louis's when they found the document.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading It's so long since I've written in this journal that I'm quite discouraged about it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
we've
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From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
at the time that
From this reading Not a single entry have I made since that wonderful day over at Louis's when they found the document.
extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers
From this reading Not a single entry have I made since that wonderful day over at Louis's when they found the document.
a unit of language that native speakers can identify
From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
produce a literary work
From this reading Well, there hasn't been much to write about, and we've all felt lonely and blue and _apprehensive_ (that's the only word I can think of to express it) ever since Louis sailed for France.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading It's so long since I've written in this journal that I'm quite discouraged about it.
