Chapter IV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

serving or used in place of another

From this reading Nevertheless I should have availed myself of the opportunity had no alternative appealed to me.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading But my friend the conductor was a crank who was always producing some new scheme or invention that would assist him financially and augment his moderate musician’s salary.

the form of “be” used with “I”

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

plural of “ambition” — a cherished desire

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

past form of “appeal” — take a court case to a higher court for review

From this reading Nevertheless I should have availed myself of the opportunity had no alternative appealed to me.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

give help or assistance; be of service

From this reading But my friend the conductor was a crank who was always producing some new scheme or invention that would assist him financially and augment his moderate musician’s salary.

enlarge or increase

From this reading But my friend the conductor was a crank who was always producing some new scheme or invention that would assist him financially and augment his moderate musician’s salary.

past form of “avail” — use to one's advantage

From this reading Nevertheless I should have availed myself of the opportunity had no alternative appealed to me.

cheerful and bright

From this reading One night he came to my diggings beaming with enthusiasm over a plan to make us both rich.

plural of “bean” — any of various edible seeds of plants of the family Leguminosae used for food

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

expletives used informally as intensifiers

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

the two together, not just one

From this reading One night he came to my diggings beaming with enthusiasm over a plan to make us both rich.

general term for any insect or similar creeping or crawling invertebrate

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

the person who leads a musical group

From this reading But my friend the conductor was a crank who was always producing some new scheme or invention that would assist him financially and augment his moderate musician’s salary.

suitable to your needs

From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.

travel along a zigzag path

From this reading But my friend the conductor was a crank who was always producing some new scheme or invention that would assist him financially and augment his moderate musician’s salary.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.

an excavation for ore or precious stones or for archaeology

From this reading One night he came to my diggings beaming with enthusiasm over a plan to make us both rich.

a feeling of excitement

From this reading One night he came to my diggings beaming with enthusiasm over a plan to make us both rich.

plural of “factory” — a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing

From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.

from a financial point of view

From this reading But my friend the conductor was a crank who was always producing some new scheme or invention that would assist him financially and augment his moderate musician’s salary.

plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)

From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

From this reading But my friend the conductor was a crank who was always producing some new scheme or invention that would assist him financially and augment his moderate musician’s salary.

inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Nevertheless I should have availed myself of the opportunity had no alternative appealed to me.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading Nevertheless I should have availed myself of the opportunity had no alternative appealed to me.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading One night he came to my diggings beaming with enthusiasm over a plan to make us both rich.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading But my friend the conductor was a crank who was always producing some new scheme or invention that would assist him financially and augment his moderate musician’s salary.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading But my friend the conductor was a crank who was always producing some new scheme or invention that would assist him financially and augment his moderate musician’s salary.

used of physical heat; having a high or higher than desirable temperature or giving off heat or feeling or causing a sensation of heat or burning

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.

the creation of something in the mind

From this reading But my friend the conductor was a crank who was always producing some new scheme or invention that would assist him financially and augment his moderate musician’s salary.

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.

machines or machine systems collectively

From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.

engage in

From this reading One night he came to my diggings beaming with enthusiasm over a plan to make us both rich.

the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Nevertheless I should have availed myself of the opportunity had no alternative appealed to me.

preside over

From this reading But my friend the conductor was a crank who was always producing some new scheme or invention that would assist him financially and augment his moderate musician’s salary.

the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

plural of “month” — one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

possessive form of “musician” — someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)

From this reading But my friend the conductor was a crank who was always producing some new scheme or invention that would assist him financially and augment his moderate musician’s salary.

belonging to the person speaking

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

used when the speaker is also the object of the action

From this reading Nevertheless I should have availed myself of the opportunity had no alternative appealed to me.

in spite of what has just been said

From this reading Nevertheless I should have availed myself of the opportunity had no alternative appealed to me.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading But my friend the conductor was a crank who was always producing some new scheme or invention that would assist him financially and augment his moderate musician’s salary.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading One night he came to my diggings beaming with enthusiasm over a plan to make us both rich.

not any; not one

From this reading Nevertheless I should have availed myself of the opportunity had no alternative appealed to me.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.

amounting to a large indefinite number

From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading One night he came to my diggings beaming with enthusiasm over a plan to make us both rich.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading Nevertheless I should have availed myself of the opportunity had no alternative appealed to me.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading But my friend the conductor was a crank who was always producing some new scheme or invention that would assist him financially and augment his moderate musician’s salary.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

be more of a rival than

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

above and across; more than

From this reading One night he came to my diggings beaming with enthusiasm over a plan to make us both rich.

Italian violinist and composer of music for the violin (1782-1840)

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

have the will and intention to carry out some action

From this reading One night he came to my diggings beaming with enthusiasm over a plan to make us both rich.

existing in great number or quantity

From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.

meat from a domestic hog or pig

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

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From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.

a solid substance in the form of tiny loose particles; a solid that has been pulverized

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

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From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

past form of “present” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

-ing form of “produce” — bring forth or yield

From this reading But my friend the conductor was a crank who was always producing some new scheme or invention that would assist him financially and augment his moderate musician’s salary.

The protective care of God or nature as a spiritual power. (Sự quan phòng, thiên ý phù hộ.)

From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.

plural of “reminiscence” — a mental impression retained and recalled from the past

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

possessing material wealth

From this reading One night he came to my diggings beaming with enthusiasm over a plan to make us both rich.

small Old World songbird with a reddish breast

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

an irrecoverable state of devastation and destruction

From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.

something that remunerates

From this reading But my friend the conductor was a crank who was always producing some new scheme or invention that would assist him financially and augment his moderate musician’s salary.

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From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

an elaborate and systematic plan of action

From this reading But my friend the conductor was a crank who was always producing some new scheme or invention that would assist him financially and augment his moderate musician’s salary.

the act of searching for something

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

exchange or deliver for money or its equivalent

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

used to say what is right, expected, or advisable

From this reading Nevertheless I should have availed myself of the opportunity had no alternative appealed to me.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading But my friend the conductor was a crank who was always producing some new scheme or invention that would assist him financially and augment his moderate musician’s salary.

attempt by employing effort

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.

your usual mood

From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

pulsate or pound with abnormal force

From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.

move fast, noisily, and heavily

From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading One night he came to my diggings beaming with enthusiasm over a plan to make us both rich.

bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.

a recompense for worthy acts or retribution for wrongdoing

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.

which person or people

From this reading But my friend the conductor was a crank who was always producing some new scheme or invention that would assist him financially and augment his moderate musician’s salary.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I travel and sell Bug Powder—Seeking my Wages—Pork and Beans—Reminiscences of Sarasate—I strive to outrival Paganini—Practising the Violin—I am presented with a Round Robin—My Blasted Ambitions AS the hot months came round my money gave out.

exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity

From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading Work was plentiful in the numerous factories that throb and thunder with machinery in Providence, but such work was not congenial to my temperament, and would ruin my fingers for violin-playing, as the post-digging job did.