used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then too, although possibly all right for a man and wife, sharing the motor trunk with a son is an inconvenience unimagined!
(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 Then too, although possibly all right for a man and wife, sharing the motor trunk with a son is an inconvenience unimagined!
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Then too, although possibly all right for a man and wife, sharing the motor trunk with a son is an inconvenience unimagined!
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Then too, although possibly all right for a man and wife, sharing the motor trunk with a son is an inconvenience unimagined!
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading LUGGAGE AND OTHER LUXURIES Never in the world did people have so much luggage with nowhere to put it and nothing in it when it is put!
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading Yet everything we have with us is the wrong thing and just so much to take care of without any compensating comfort.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading We have gradually eliminated everything we could until now we have just enough for three hallboys on our arrival and three porters on our departure to stagger under.
being of the achromatic color of maximum darkness; having little or no hue owing to absorption of almost all incident light
From this reading Each black piece is bursting!
burstingverbUS /ˈbɜːrstɪŋ/
-ing form of “burst” — come open suddenly and violently, as if from internal pressure
From this reading Each black piece is bursting!
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading Yet everything we have with us is the wrong thing and just so much to take care of without any compensating comfort.
a state of being relaxed and feeling no pain
From this reading Yet everything we have with us is the wrong thing and just so much to take care of without any compensating comfort.
compensatingverbUS /ˈkɑːmpənseɪtɪŋ/
-ing form of “compensate” — adjust for
From this reading Yet everything we have with us is the wrong thing and just so much to take care of without any compensating comfort.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading We have gradually eliminated everything we could until now we have just enough for three hallboys on our arrival and three porters on our departure to stagger under.
the act of departing
From this reading We have gradually eliminated everything we could until now we have just enough for three hallboys on our arrival and three porters on our departure to stagger under.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading LUGGAGE AND OTHER LUXURIES Never in the world did people have so much luggage with nowhere to put it and nothing in it when it is put!
every one of two or more people or things, taken separately
From this reading Each black piece is bursting!
eliminatedverbUS /ɪˈlɪməneɪtɪd/
past form of “eliminate” — terminate, end, or take out
From this reading We have gradually eliminated everything we could until now we have just enough for three hallboys on our arrival and three porters on our departure to stagger under.
an adequate quantity; a quantity that is large enough to achieve a purpose
From this reading We have gradually eliminated everything we could until now we have just enough for three hallboys on our arrival and three porters on our departure to stagger under.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading Yet everything we have with us is the wrong thing and just so much to take care of without any compensating comfort.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading We have gradually eliminated everything we could until now we have just enough for three hallboys on our arrival and three porters on our departure to stagger under.
in a gradual manner
From this reading We have gradually eliminated everything we could until now we have just enough for three hallboys on our arrival and three porters on our departure to stagger under.
hallboys
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From this reading We have gradually eliminated everything we could until now we have just enough for three hallboys on our arrival and three porters on our departure to stagger under.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading LUGGAGE AND OTHER LUXURIES Never in the world did people have so much luggage with nowhere to put it and nothing in it when it is put!
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading LUGGAGE AND OTHER LUXURIES Never in the world did people have so much luggage with nowhere to put it and nothing in it when it is put!
inconveniencenounUS /ˌɪnkənˈviːnjəns/
an inconvenient discomfort
From this reading Then too, although possibly all right for a man and wife, sharing the motor trunk with a son is an inconvenience unimagined!
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading LUGGAGE AND OTHER LUXURIES Never in the world did people have so much luggage with nowhere to put it and nothing in it when it is put!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading LUGGAGE AND OTHER LUXURIES Never in the world did people have so much luggage with nowhere to put it and nothing in it when it is put!
and nothing more
From this reading Yet everything we have with us is the wrong thing and just so much to take care of without any compensating comfort.
LUGGAGEnounUS /ˈlʌɡədʒ/
cases used to carry belongings when traveling
From this reading LUGGAGE AND OTHER LUXURIES Never in the world did people have so much luggage with nowhere to put it and nothing in it when it is put!
LUXURIESnounUS /ˈlʌɡʒəriz/
plural of “luxury” — something that is an indulgence rather than a necessity
From this reading LUGGAGE AND OTHER LUXURIES Never in the world did people have so much luggage with nowhere to put it and nothing in it when it is put!
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Then too, although possibly all right for a man and wife, sharing the motor trunk with a son is an inconvenience unimagined!
motornounUS /ˈmoʊtər/
machine that converts other forms of energy into mechanical energy and so imparts motion
From this reading Then too, although possibly all right for a man and wife, sharing the motor trunk with a son is an inconvenience unimagined!
to a great degree or extent
From this reading LUGGAGE AND OTHER LUXURIES Never in the world did people have so much luggage with nowhere to put it and nothing in it when it is put!
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading LUGGAGE AND OTHER LUXURIES Never in the world did people have so much luggage with nowhere to put it and nothing in it when it is put!
not one thing; not anything
From this reading LUGGAGE AND OTHER LUXURIES Never in the world did people have so much luggage with nowhere to put it and nothing in it when it is put!
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading We have gradually eliminated everything we could until now we have just enough for three hallboys on our arrival and three porters on our departure to stagger under.
nowherenounUS /ˈnoʊwer/
an insignificant place
From this reading LUGGAGE AND OTHER LUXURIES Never in the world did people have so much luggage with nowhere to put it and nothing in it when it is put!
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Yet everything we have with us is the wrong thing and just so much to take care of without any compensating comfort.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading We have gradually eliminated everything we could until now we have just enough for three hallboys on our arrival and three porters on our departure to stagger under.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading LUGGAGE AND OTHER LUXURIES Never in the world did people have so much luggage with nowhere to put it and nothing in it when it is put!
belonging to the speaker and others
From this reading We have gradually eliminated everything we could until now we have just enough for three hallboys on our arrival and three porters on our departure to stagger under.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading LUGGAGE AND OTHER LUXURIES Never in the world did people have so much luggage with nowhere to put it and nothing in it when it is put!
a separate part of a whole
From this reading Each black piece is bursting!
portersnounUS /ˈpɔːrtərz/
plural of “porter” — a person employed to carry luggage and supplies
From this reading We have gradually eliminated everything we could until now we have just enough for three hallboys on our arrival and three porters on our departure to stagger under.
by chance
From this reading Then too, although possibly all right for a man and wife, sharing the motor trunk with a son is an inconvenience unimagined!
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading LUGGAGE AND OTHER LUXURIES Never in the world did people have so much luggage with nowhere to put it and nothing in it when it is put!
precisely, exactly
From this reading Then too, although possibly all right for a man and wife, sharing the motor trunk with a son is an inconvenience unimagined!
sharingnounUS /ˈʃerɪŋ/
using or enjoying something jointly with others
From this reading Then too, although possibly all right for a man and wife, sharing the motor trunk with a son is an inconvenience unimagined!
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading LUGGAGE AND OTHER LUXURIES Never in the world did people have so much luggage with nowhere to put it and nothing in it when it is put!
a male human offspring
From this reading Then too, although possibly all right for a man and wife, sharing the motor trunk with a son is an inconvenience unimagined!
staggerverbUS /ˈstæɡər/
walk as if unable to control one's movements
From this reading We have gradually eliminated everything we could until now we have just enough for three hallboys on our arrival and three porters on our departure to stagger under.
carry out
From this reading Yet everything we have with us is the wrong thing and just so much to take care of without any compensating comfort.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading LUGGAGE AND OTHER LUXURIES Never in the world did people have so much luggage with nowhere to put it and nothing in it when it is put!
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then too, although possibly all right for a man and wife, sharing the motor trunk with a son is an inconvenience unimagined!
a special situation
From this reading Yet everything we have with us is the wrong thing and just so much to take care of without any compensating comfort.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
From this reading We have gradually eliminated everything we could until now we have just enough for three hallboys on our arrival and three porters on our departure to stagger under.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading LUGGAGE AND OTHER LUXURIES Never in the world did people have so much luggage with nowhere to put it and nothing in it when it is put!
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading Then too, although possibly all right for a man and wife, sharing the motor trunk with a son is an inconvenience unimagined!
the main stem of a tree; usually covered with bark; the bole is usually the part that is commercially useful for lumber
From this reading Then too, although possibly all right for a man and wife, sharing the motor trunk with a son is an inconvenience unimagined!
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading We have gradually eliminated everything we could until now we have just enough for three hallboys on our arrival and three porters on our departure to stagger under.
unimaginedadjectiveUS /ˌʌnɪˈmædʒənd/
not imagined even in a dream
From this reading Then too, although possibly all right for a man and wife, sharing the motor trunk with a son is an inconvenience unimagined!
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading We have gradually eliminated everything we could until now we have just enough for three hallboys on our arrival and three porters on our departure to stagger under.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Yet everything we have with us is the wrong thing and just so much to take care of without any compensating comfort.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading Yet everything we have with us is the wrong thing and just so much to take care of without any compensating comfort.
at the time that
From this reading LUGGAGE AND OTHER LUXURIES Never in the world did people have so much luggage with nowhere to put it and nothing in it when it is put!
a married woman; a man's partner in marriage
From this reading Then too, although possibly all right for a man and wife, sharing the motor trunk with a son is an inconvenience unimagined!
in the company of; together with
From this reading LUGGAGE AND OTHER LUXURIES Never in the world did people have so much luggage with nowhere to put it and nothing in it when it is put!
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Yet everything we have with us is the wrong thing and just so much to take care of without any compensating comfort.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading LUGGAGE AND OTHER LUXURIES Never in the world did people have so much luggage with nowhere to put it and nothing in it when it is put!
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading Yet everything we have with us is the wrong thing and just so much to take care of without any compensating comfort.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet everything we have with us is the wrong thing and just so much to take care of without any compensating comfort.
