used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
(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 went slowly from one to another and studied them all.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading He went slowly from one to another and studied them all.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading It was on a day of gloom within and gloom without that he set every canvas in the studio in a row before him.
believingnounUS /bɪˈliːvɪŋ/
the cognitive process that leads to convictions
From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
Bobs
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From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
canvasnounUS /ˈkænvəs/
a heavy, closely woven fabric (used for clothing or chairs or sails or tents)
From this reading It was on a day of gloom within and gloom without that he set every canvas in the studio in a row before him.
Chatfields
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From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
cruiseverbUS /kruːz/
drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure
From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was on a day of gloom within and gloom without that he set every canvas in the studio in a row before him.
(plural) the deepest and most remote part
From this reading He was out of work habits, he missed his intimates, he descended into the depths of discouragement and despair.
past form of “descend” — move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way
From this reading He was out of work habits, he missed his intimates, he descended into the depths of discouragement and despair.
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading He was out of work habits, he missed his intimates, he descended into the depths of discouragement and despair.
discouragementnounUS /dɪˈskɜːrɪdʒmənt/
the feeling of despair in the face of obstacles
From this reading He was out of work habits, he missed his intimates, he descended into the depths of discouragement and despair.
past form of “enter” — to come or go into
From this reading Into this funereal stock-taking Jane entered.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading It was on a day of gloom within and gloom without that he set every canvas in the studio in a row before him.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading He went slowly from one to another and studied them all.
funerealadjective
suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial
From this reading Into this funereal stock-taking Jane entered.
a state of partial or total darkness
From this reading It was on a day of gloom within and gloom without that he set every canvas in the studio in a row before him.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading He was out of work habits, he missed his intimates, he descended into the depths of discouragement and despair.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was out of work habits, he missed his intimates, he descended into the depths of discouragement and despair.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading It was on a day of gloom within and gloom without that he set every canvas in the studio in a row before him.
intimatesnounUS /ˈɪntəməts/
plural of “intimate” — someone to whom private matters are confided
From this reading He was out of work habits, he missed his intimates, he descended into the depths of discouragement and despair.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading He was out of work habits, he missed his intimates, he descended into the depths of discouragement and despair.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was on a day of gloom within and gloom without that he set every canvas in the studio in a row before him.
Jane
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From this reading Into this funereal stock-taking Jane entered.
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
long-neglected
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From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
not caught with the senses or the mind
From this reading He was out of work habits, he missed his intimates, he descended into the depths of discouragement and despair.
not one thing; not anything
From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was out of work habits, he missed his intimates, he descended into the depths of discouragement and despair.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He went slowly from one to another and studied them all.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading He was out of work habits, he missed his intimates, he descended into the depths of discouragement and despair.
an arrangement of objects or people side by side in a line
From this reading It was on a day of gloom within and gloom without that he set every canvas in the studio in a row before him.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading It was on a day of gloom within and gloom without that he set every canvas in the studio in a row before him.
established or decided beyond dispute or doubt
From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading He went slowly from one to another and studied them all.
stock-takingnoun
reappraisal of a situation or position or outlook
From this reading Into this funereal stock-taking Jane entered.
produced or marked by conscious design or premeditation
From this reading He went slowly from one to another and studied them all.
studionounUS /ˈstuːdioʊ/
workplace for the teaching or practice of an art
From this reading It was on a day of gloom within and gloom without that he set every canvas in the studio in a row before him.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It was on a day of gloom within and gloom without that he set every canvas in the studio in a row before him.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He went slowly from one to another and studied them all.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading Into this funereal stock-taking Jane entered.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
uptownnounUS /ˈʌpˈtaʊn/
a residential part of town away from the central commercial district
From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was out of work habits, he missed his intimates, he descended into the depths of discouragement and despair.
(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 With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading It was on a day of gloom within and gloom without that he set every canvas in the studio in a row before him.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading It was on a day of gloom within and gloom without that he set every canvas in the studio in a row before him.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading With Bobs and the Chatfields away, and his uptown friends believing him to be off on a cruise, Jerry settled himself to long-neglected work, but nothing went well.
