afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Joel had friends after his own heart scattered through the countryside--young men with small estates and little education like himself.
(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 They forgathered in each other's houses, and spent their time cock-fighting and gambling, losing one day to gain the next, enjoying and suffering all the excitements of prosperity and failure in quick succession.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Joel began by winning, and saw an easy way of retrieving his fortunes opening out before him.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Joel had friends after his own heart scattered through the countryside--young men with small estates and little education like himself.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Joel began by winning, and saw an easy way of retrieving his fortunes opening out before him.
inflected form of “begin” — take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
From this reading Joel began by winning, and saw an easy way of retrieving his fortunes opening out before him.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Joel began by winning, and saw an easy way of retrieving his fortunes opening out before him.
cock-fighting
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From this reading They forgathered in each other's houses, and spent their time cock-fighting and gambling, losing one day to gain the next, enjoying and suffering all the excitements of prosperity and failure in quick succession.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
countrysidenounUS /ˈkʌntrisaɪd/
rural regions
From this reading Joel had friends after his own heart scattered through the countryside--young men with small estates and little education like himself.
absence of light or illumination
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading They forgathered in each other's houses, and spent their time cock-fighting and gambling, losing one day to gain the next, enjoying and suffering all the excitements of prosperity and failure in quick succession.
arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope
From this reading Then he lost, and, growing desperate, lost more and more heavily, till he had little left to lose.
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading They forgathered in each other's houses, and spent their time cock-fighting and gambling, losing one day to gain the next, enjoying and suffering all the excitements of prosperity and failure in quick succession.
EasternounUS /ˈiːstər/
a Christian celebration of the Resurrection of Christ; celebrated on the Sunday following the first full moon after the vernal equinox
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
posing no difficulty; requiring little effort
From this reading Joel began by winning, and saw an easy way of retrieving his fortunes opening out before him.
the activities of educating or instructing; activities that impart knowledge or skill
From this reading Joel had friends after his own heart scattered through the countryside--young men with small estates and little education like himself.
enjoyingverbUS /ˌenˈdʒɔɪɪŋ/
-ing form of “enjoy” — derive or receive pleasure from; get enjoyment from; take pleasure in
From this reading They forgathered in each other's houses, and spent their time cock-fighting and gambling, losing one day to gain the next, enjoying and suffering all the excitements of prosperity and failure in quick succession.
estatesnounUS /ɪˈsteɪts/
plural of “estate” — everything you own; all of your assets (whether real property or personal property) and liabilities
From this reading Joel had friends after his own heart scattered through the countryside--young men with small estates and little education like himself.
excitements
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From this reading They forgathered in each other's houses, and spent their time cock-fighting and gambling, losing one day to gain the next, enjoying and suffering all the excitements of prosperity and failure in quick succession.
an act that fails
From this reading They forgathered in each other's houses, and spent their time cock-fighting and gambling, losing one day to gain the next, enjoying and suffering all the excitements of prosperity and failure in quick succession.
FlemingnounUS /ˈflemɪŋ/
British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964)
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
forgathered
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From this reading They forgathered in each other's houses, and spent their time cock-fighting and gambling, losing one day to gain the next, enjoying and suffering all the excitements of prosperity and failure in quick succession.
fortunesnounUS /ˈfɔːrtʃənz/
plural of “fortune” — an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Joel began by winning, and saw an easy way of retrieving his fortunes opening out before him.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading Joel had friends after his own heart scattered through the countryside--young men with small estates and little education like himself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
obtain
From this reading They forgathered in each other's houses, and spent their time cock-fighting and gambling, losing one day to gain the next, enjoying and suffering all the excitements of prosperity and failure in quick succession.
gamblingnounUS /ˈɡæmbəlɪŋ/
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
From this reading They forgathered in each other's houses, and spent their time cock-fighting and gambling, losing one day to gain the next, enjoying and suffering all the excitements of prosperity and failure in quick succession.
destroyed or killed
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading Then he lost, and, growing desperate, lost more and more heavily, till he had little left to lose.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
HartnounUS /hɑːrt/
United States playwright who collaborated with George S. Kaufman (1904-1961)
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Then he lost, and, growing desperate, lost more and more heavily, till he had little left to lose.
the locus of feelings and intuitions
From this reading Joel had friends after his own heart scattered through the countryside--young men with small estates and little education like himself.
to a considerable degree
From this reading Then he lost, and, growing desperate, lost more and more heavily, till he had little left to lose.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Joel began by winning, and saw an easy way of retrieving his fortunes opening out before him.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Joel had friends after his own heart scattered through the countryside--young men with small estates and little education like himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
plural of “house” — a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading They forgathered in each other's houses, and spent their time cock-fighting and gambling, losing one day to gain the next, enjoying and suffering all the excitements of prosperity and failure in quick succession.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They forgathered in each other's houses, and spent their time cock-fighting and gambling, losing one day to gain the next, enjoying and suffering all the excitements of prosperity and failure in quick succession.
JoelnounUS /ˈdʒoʊəl/
a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
JOEL'SnounUS /ˈdʒoʊəlz/
possessive form of “joel” — a Hebrew minor prophet
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
lambingverbUS /ˈlæmɪŋ/
-ing form of “lamb” — give birth to a lamb
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Then he lost, and, growing desperate, lost more and more heavily, till he had little left to lose.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Joel had friends after his own heart scattered through the countryside--young men with small estates and little education like himself.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Joel had friends after his own heart scattered through the countryside--young men with small estates and little education like himself.
fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading Then he lost, and, growing desperate, lost more and more heavily, till he had little left to lose.
-ing form of “lose” — fail to keep or to maintain; cease to have, either physically or in an abstract sense
From this reading They forgathered in each other's houses, and spent their time cock-fighting and gambling, losing one day to gain the next, enjoying and suffering all the excitements of prosperity and failure in quick succession.
no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered
From this reading Then he lost, and, growing desperate, lost more and more heavily, till he had little left to lose.
the force of workers available
From this reading Joel had friends after his own heart scattered through the countryside--young men with small estates and little education like himself.
mid-summer
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From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Then he lost, and, growing desperate, lost more and more heavily, till he had little left to lose.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading They forgathered in each other's houses, and spent their time cock-fighting and gambling, losing one day to gain the next, enjoying and suffering all the excitements of prosperity and failure in quick succession.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading They forgathered in each other's houses, and spent their time cock-fighting and gambling, losing one day to gain the next, enjoying and suffering all the excitements of prosperity and failure in quick succession.
an open or empty space in or between things
From this reading Joel began by winning, and saw an easy way of retrieving his fortunes opening out before him.
other's
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From this reading They forgathered in each other's houses, and spent their time cock-fighting and gambling, losing one day to gain the next, enjoying and suffering all the excitements of prosperity and failure in quick succession.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Joel began by winning, and saw an easy way of retrieving his fortunes opening out before him.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading Joel had friends after his own heart scattered through the countryside--young men with small estates and little education like himself.
OxfordnounUS /ˈɑːksfərd/
a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
the time that has elapsed
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
disciple of Jesus and leader of the Apostles; regarded by Catholics as the vicar of Christ on earth and first Pope
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
prosperitynounUS /prɑːˈsperəti/
an economic state of growth with rising profits and full employment
From this reading They forgathered in each other's houses, and spent their time cock-fighting and gambling, losing one day to gain the next, enjoying and suffering all the excitements of prosperity and failure in quick succession.
accomplished rapidly and without delay
From this reading They forgathered in each other's houses, and spent their time cock-fighting and gambling, losing one day to gain the next, enjoying and suffering all the excitements of prosperity and failure in quick succession.
retrievingverbUS /riˈtriːvɪŋ/
-ing form of “retrieve” — get or find back; recover the use of
From this reading Joel began by winning, and saw an easy way of retrieving his fortunes opening out before him.
cut with a saw
From this reading Joel began by winning, and saw an easy way of retrieving his fortunes opening out before him.
occurring or distributed over widely spaced and irregular intervals in time or space
From this reading Joel had friends after his own heart scattered through the countryside--young men with small estates and little education like himself.
a period of the year marked by special events or activities in some field
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading Joel had friends after his own heart scattered through the countryside--young men with small estates and little education like himself.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
successionnounUS /səkˈseʃən/
a following of one thing after another in time
From this reading They forgathered in each other's houses, and spent their time cock-fighting and gambling, losing one day to gain the next, enjoying and suffering all the excitements of prosperity and failure in quick succession.
a state of acute pain
From this reading They forgathered in each other's houses, and spent their time cock-fighting and gambling, losing one day to gain the next, enjoying and suffering all the excitements of prosperity and failure in quick succession.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading They forgathered in each other's houses, and spent their time cock-fighting and gambling, losing one day to gain the next, enjoying and suffering all the excitements of prosperity and failure in quick succession.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then he lost, and, growing desperate, lost more and more heavily, till he had little left to lose.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They forgathered in each other's houses, and spent their time cock-fighting and gambling, losing one day to gain the next, enjoying and suffering all the excitements of prosperity and failure in quick succession.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading Joel had friends after his own heart scattered through the countryside--young men with small estates and little education like himself.
up to a particular time
From this reading Then he lost, and, growing desperate, lost more and more heavily, till he had little left to lose.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading JOEL'S DARKNESS Easter was over; Peter Fleming had gone back to Oxford; Joel Hart spent much of his time away from home; the lambing season was past; mid-summer had come.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading Joel began by winning, and saw an easy way of retrieving his fortunes opening out before him.
winningadjectiveUS /ˈwɪnɪŋ/
having won
From this reading Joel began by winning, and saw an easy way of retrieving his fortunes opening out before him.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Joel had friends after his own heart scattered through the countryside--young men with small estates and little education like himself.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Joel had friends after his own heart scattered through the countryside--young men with small estates and little education like himself.
