used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A threadbare pedant, dull-eyed and malefic; a godless truckler to the vicious, prostituting his learning for a dog’s wages, abject while starving--that was how knowledge and report had painted him to her.
abjectadjectiveUS /ˈæbdʒekt/
of the most contemptible kind
From this reading A threadbare pedant, dull-eyed and malefic; a godless truckler to the vicious, prostituting his learning for a dog’s wages, abject while starving--that was how knowledge and report had painted him to her.
(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 He was not one to be forgotten, once encountered--least of all by gentle souls.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Only her memory of him could not somehow reconcile his past and present habits.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading He was not one to be forgotten, once encountered--least of all by gentle souls.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading She had seen something of this man before; had heard--to loathe--more of him than she had seen.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Here, indeed, was the frame, but how reinvested!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He was not one to be forgotten, once encountered--least of all by gentle souls.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Only her memory of him could not somehow reconcile his past and present habits.
dog'snounUS /dɔːɡz/
possessive form of “dog” — a member of the genus Canis (probably descended from the common wolf) that has been domesticated by man since prehistoric times; occurs in many breeds
From this reading A threadbare pedant, dull-eyed and malefic; a godless truckler to the vicious, prostituting his learning for a dog’s wages, abject while starving--that was how knowledge and report had painted him to her.
dull-eyed
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From this reading A threadbare pedant, dull-eyed and malefic; a godless truckler to the vicious, prostituting his learning for a dog’s wages, abject while starving--that was how knowledge and report had painted him to her.
encounteredverbUS /ɪnˈkaʊntərd/
past form of “encounter” — come together
From this reading He was not one to be forgotten, once encountered--least of all by gentle souls.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading A threadbare pedant, dull-eyed and malefic; a godless truckler to the vicious, prostituting his learning for a dog’s wages, abject while starving--that was how knowledge and report had painted him to her.
Not remembered; lapsed from memory.
From this reading He was not one to be forgotten, once encountered--least of all by gentle souls.
enclose in or as if in a frame
From this reading Here, indeed, was the frame, but how reinvested!
soft and mild; not harsh or stern or severe
From this reading He was not one to be forgotten, once encountered--least of all by gentle souls.
godlessadjectiveUS /ˈɡɑːdləs/
not revering god
From this reading A threadbare pedant, dull-eyed and malefic; a godless truckler to the vicious, prostituting his learning for a dog’s wages, abject while starving--that was how knowledge and report had painted him to her.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading Only her memory of him could not somehow reconcile his past and present habits.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had seen something of this man before; had heard--to loathe--more of him than she had seen.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was not one to be forgotten, once encountered--least of all by gentle souls.
detected or perceived by the sense of hearing
From this reading She had seen something of this man before; had heard--to loathe--more of him than she had seen.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Only her memory of him could not somehow reconcile his past and present habits.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here, indeed, was the frame, but how reinvested!
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading She had seen something of this man before; had heard--to loathe--more of him than she had seen.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Only her memory of him could not somehow reconcile his past and present habits.
how
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From this reading A threadbare pedant, dull-eyed and malefic; a godless truckler to the vicious, prostituting his learning for a dog’s wages, abject while starving--that was how knowledge and report had painted him to her.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Here, indeed, was the frame, but how reinvested!
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading A threadbare pedant, dull-eyed and malefic; a godless truckler to the vicious, prostituting his learning for a dog’s wages, abject while starving--that was how knowledge and report had painted him to her.
the cognitive process of acquiring skill or knowledge
From this reading A threadbare pedant, dull-eyed and malefic; a godless truckler to the vicious, prostituting his learning for a dog’s wages, abject while starving--that was how knowledge and report had painted him to her.
the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree
From this reading He was not one to be forgotten, once encountered--least of all by gentle souls.
loatheverbUS /loʊð/
find repugnant
From this reading She had seen something of this man before; had heard--to loathe--more of him than she had seen.
maleficadjective
having or exerting a malignant influence
From this reading A threadbare pedant, dull-eyed and malefic; a godless truckler to the vicious, prostituting his learning for a dog’s wages, abject while starving--that was how knowledge and report had painted him to her.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading She had seen something of this man before; had heard--to loathe--more of him than she had seen.
The faculty by which the mind stores and remembers information and knowledge.
From this reading Only her memory of him could not somehow reconcile his past and present habits.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading She had seen something of this man before; had heard--to loathe--more of him than she had seen.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not one to be forgotten, once encountered--least of all by gentle souls.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading She had seen something of this man before; had heard--to loathe--more of him than she had seen.
on one occasion
From this reading He was not one to be forgotten, once encountered--least of all by gentle souls.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was not one to be forgotten, once encountered--least of all by gentle souls.
and nothing more
From this reading Only her memory of him could not somehow reconcile his past and present habits.
coated with paint
From this reading A threadbare pedant, dull-eyed and malefic; a godless truckler to the vicious, prostituting his learning for a dog’s wages, abject while starving--that was how knowledge and report had painted him to her.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading Only her memory of him could not somehow reconcile his past and present habits.
pedantnounUS /ˈpedənt/
a person who pays more attention to formal rules and book learning than they merit
From this reading A threadbare pedant, dull-eyed and malefic; a godless truckler to the vicious, prostituting his learning for a dog’s wages, abject while starving--that was how knowledge and report had painted him to her.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading Only her memory of him could not somehow reconcile his past and present habits.
prostituting
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From this reading A threadbare pedant, dull-eyed and malefic; a godless truckler to the vicious, prostituting his learning for a dog’s wages, abject while starving--that was how knowledge and report had painted him to her.
reconcileverbUS /ˈrekənsaɪl/
make (one thing) compatible with
From this reading Only her memory of him could not somehow reconcile his past and present habits.
reinvested
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From this reading Here, indeed, was the frame, but how reinvested!
to give an account or representation of in words
From this reading A threadbare pedant, dull-eyed and malefic; a godless truckler to the vicious, prostituting his learning for a dog’s wages, abject while starving--that was how knowledge and report had painted him to her.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading She had seen something of this man before; had heard--to loathe--more of him than she had seen.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had seen something of this man before; had heard--to loathe--more of him than she had seen.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Only her memory of him could not somehow reconcile his past and present habits.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading She had seen something of this man before; had heard--to loathe--more of him than she had seen.
plural of “soul” — the immaterial part of a person; the actuating cause of an individual life
From this reading He was not one to be forgotten, once encountered--least of all by gentle souls.
starvingadjectiveUS /ˈstɑːrvɪŋ/
suffering from lack of food
From this reading A threadbare pedant, dull-eyed and malefic; a godless truckler to the vicious, prostituting his learning for a dog’s wages, abject while starving--that was how knowledge and report had painted him to her.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading She had seen something of this man before; had heard--to loathe--more of him than she had seen.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A threadbare pedant, dull-eyed and malefic; a godless truckler to the vicious, prostituting his learning for a dog’s wages, abject while starving--that was how knowledge and report had painted him to her.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A threadbare pedant, dull-eyed and malefic; a godless truckler to the vicious, prostituting his learning for a dog’s wages, abject while starving--that was how knowledge and report had painted him to her.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading She had seen something of this man before; had heard--to loathe--more of him than she had seen.
threadbareadjectiveUS /ˈθredber/
repeated too often; overfamiliar through overuse
From this reading A threadbare pedant, dull-eyed and malefic; a godless truckler to the vicious, prostituting his learning for a dog’s wages, abject while starving--that was how knowledge and report had painted him to her.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had seen something of this man before; had heard--to loathe--more of him than she had seen.
trucklernoun
someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect
From this reading A threadbare pedant, dull-eyed and malefic; a godless truckler to the vicious, prostituting his learning for a dog’s wages, abject while starving--that was how knowledge and report had painted him to her.
viciousadjectiveUS /ˈvɪʃəs/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading A threadbare pedant, dull-eyed and malefic; a godless truckler to the vicious, prostituting his learning for a dog’s wages, abject while starving--that was how knowledge and report had painted him to her.
wagesnounUS /ˈweɪdʒəz/
a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing
From this reading A threadbare pedant, dull-eyed and malefic; a godless truckler to the vicious, prostituting his learning for a dog’s wages, abject while starving--that was how knowledge and report had painted him to her.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was not one to be forgotten, once encountered--least of all by gentle souls.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading A threadbare pedant, dull-eyed and malefic; a godless truckler to the vicious, prostituting his learning for a dog’s wages, abject while starving--that was how knowledge and report had painted him to her.
