(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 was all attention.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading I had to listen to him; I had to pick his brains and to get copy out of him.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
the process whereby a person concentrates on some features of the environment to the (relative) exclusion of others
From this reading I was all attention.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading But, of course, this could not be.
call upon in supplication; entreat
From this reading The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
brainsnounUS /breɪnz/
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading I had to listen to him; I had to pick his brains and to get copy out of him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But, of course, this could not be.
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
a reproduction of a written record (e.g. of a legal or school record)
From this reading I had to listen to him; I had to pick his brains and to get copy out of him.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading But, of course, this could not be.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading But, of course, this could not be.
creature's
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From this reading To use the funny creature's own verbiage, Nature had endowed me with the journalistic instinct.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
editornounUS /ˈedətər/
a person responsible for the editorial aspects of publication; the person who determines the final content of a text (especially of a newspaper or magazine)
From this reading The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
endowedadjectiveUS /enˈdaʊd/
provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature)
From this reading To use the funny creature's own verbiage, Nature had endowed me with the journalistic instinct.
arousing or provoking laughter
From this reading To use the funny creature's own verbiage, Nature had endowed me with the journalistic instinct.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading I had to listen to him; I had to pick his brains and to get copy out of him.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading To use the funny creature's own verbiage, Nature had endowed me with the journalistic instinct.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had to listen to him; I had to pick his brains and to get copy out of him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading I had to listen to him; I had to pick his brains and to get copy out of him.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had to listen to him; I had to pick his brains and to get copy out of him.
impatiencenounUS /ˌɪmˈpeɪʃəns/
a lack of patience; irritation with anything that causes delay
From this reading The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
inborn pattern of behavior often responsive to specific stimuli
From this reading To use the funny creature's own verbiage, Nature had endowed me with the journalistic instinct.
irresistibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪrɪˈzɪstəbəl/
impossible to resist; overpowering
From this reading The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
journalisticadjectiveUS /ˌdʒɜːrnəˈlɪstɪk/
of or relating to or having the characteristics of journalism
From this reading To use the funny creature's own verbiage, Nature had endowed me with the journalistic instinct.
gain knowledge or skills
From this reading The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
hear with intention
From this reading I had to listen to him; I had to pick his brains and to get copy out of him.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading To use the funny creature's own verbiage, Nature had endowed me with the journalistic instinct.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading To use the funny creature's own verbiage, Nature had endowed me with the journalistic instinct.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading But, of course, this could not be.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading But, of course, this could not be.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading I had to listen to him; I had to pick his brains and to get copy out of him.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading To use the funny creature's own verbiage, Nature had endowed me with the journalistic instinct.
by chance
From this reading The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
select carefully from a group
From this reading I had to listen to him; I had to pick his brains and to get copy out of him.
continue talking
From this reading The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
change one's facial expression by spreading the lips, often to signal pleasure
From this reading The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
to a small degree or extent
From this reading The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
swallowverbUS /ˈswɑːloʊ/
pass through the esophagus as part of eating or drinking
From this reading The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading To use the funny creature's own verbiage, Nature had endowed me with the journalistic instinct.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading But, of course, this could not be.
thrillnounUS /θrɪl/
the swift release of a store of affective force
From this reading The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading To use the funny creature's own verbiage, Nature had endowed me with the journalistic instinct.
the act of using
From this reading To use the funny creature's own verbiage, Nature had endowed me with the journalistic instinct.
verbiagenounUS /ˈvɜːrbiɪdʒ/
overabundance of words
From this reading To use the funny creature's own verbiage, Nature had endowed me with the journalistic instinct.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I was all attention.
(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 The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
in the company of; together with
From this reading To use the funny creature's own verbiage, Nature had endowed me with the journalistic instinct.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
wrylyadverbUS /ˈraɪli/
in a wry manner
From this reading The irresistible desire to learn something new, something that would thrill my editor, as well as my public, compelled me to swallow my impatience, to smile at him--somewhat wryly, perhaps--and then to beg him to proceed.
