used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Here Thorwald paused and said he should be obliged to leave us a short time to attend to some duty in the management of the vessel.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Here Thorwald paused and said he should be obliged to leave us a short time to attend to some duty in the management of the vessel.
past form of “answer” — react verbally
From this reading “That,” he answered, “is just the thought I want to speak of next, as the doctor has said many earthly troubles arise from severe labor.
ariseverbUS /ərˈaɪz/
come into existence; take on form or shape
From this reading “That,” he answered, “is just the thought I want to speak of next, as the doctor has said many earthly troubles arise from severe labor.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading “That,” he answered, “is just the thought I want to speak of next, as the doctor has said many earthly troubles arise from severe labor.
be present at (meetings, church services, university), etc.
From this reading Here Thorwald paused and said he should be obliged to leave us a short time to attend to some duty in the management of the vessel.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading Here Thorwald paused and said he should be obliged to leave us a short time to attend to some duty in the management of the vessel.
plural of “companion” — a friend who is frequently in the company of another
From this reading When he returned I remarked that neither he nor his companions seemed to have to work very hard.
a licensed medical practitioner
From this reading “That,” he answered, “is just the thought I want to speak of next, as the doctor has said many earthly troubles arise from severe labor.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading Here Thorwald paused and said he should be obliged to leave us a short time to attend to some duty in the management of the vessel.
earthlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrθli/
of or belonging to or characteristic of this earth as distinguished from heaven
From this reading “That,” he answered, “is just the thought I want to speak of next, as the doctor has said many earthly troubles arise from severe labor.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Here there is no hard work for us.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading “That,” he answered, “is just the thought I want to speak of next, as the doctor has said many earthly troubles arise from severe labor.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading When he returned I remarked that neither he nor his companions seemed to have to work very hard.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That,” he answered, “is just the thought I want to speak of next, as the doctor has said many earthly troubles arise from severe labor.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading When he returned I remarked that neither he nor his companions seemed to have to work very hard.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Here Thorwald paused and said he should be obliged to leave us a short time to attend to some duty in the management of the vessel.
in or at this place; where the speaker or writer is
From this reading Here Thorwald paused and said he should be obliged to leave us a short time to attend to some duty in the management of the vessel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When he returned I remarked that neither he nor his companions seemed to have to work very hard.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading When he returned I remarked that neither he nor his companions seemed to have to work very hard.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Here Thorwald paused and said he should be obliged to leave us a short time to attend to some duty in the management of the vessel.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading “That,” he answered, “is just the thought I want to speak of next, as the doctor has said many earthly troubles arise from severe labor.
and nothing more
From this reading “That,” he answered, “is just the thought I want to speak of next, as the doctor has said many earthly troubles arise from severe labor.
a social class comprising those who do manual labor or work for wages
From this reading “That,” he answered, “is just the thought I want to speak of next, as the doctor has said many earthly troubles arise from severe labor.
go away from a place
From this reading Here Thorwald paused and said he should be obliged to leave us a short time to attend to some duty in the management of the vessel.
managementnounUS /ˈmænədʒmənt/
the act of managing something
From this reading Here Thorwald paused and said he should be obliged to leave us a short time to attend to some duty in the management of the vessel.
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading “That,” he answered, “is just the thought I want to speak of next, as the doctor has said many earthly troubles arise from severe labor.
MARSnounUS /mɑːrz/
a small reddish planet that is the 4th from the sun and is periodically visible to the naked eye; minerals rich in iron cover its surface and are responsible for its characteristic color
From this reading RAPID TRANSIT ON MARS.
not one and not the other of two
From this reading When he returned I remarked that neither he nor his companions seemed to have to work very hard.
immediately following in time or order
From this reading “That,” he answered, “is just the thought I want to speak of next, as the doctor has said many earthly troubles arise from severe labor.
not any; not one
From this reading Here there is no hard work for us.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading When he returned I remarked that neither he nor his companions seemed to have to work very hard.
under a moral obligation to do something
From this reading Here Thorwald paused and said he should be obliged to leave us a short time to attend to some duty in the management of the vessel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Here Thorwald paused and said he should be obliged to leave us a short time to attend to some duty in the management of the vessel.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading RAPID TRANSIT ON MARS.
past form of “pause” — interrupt temporarily an activity before continuing
From this reading Here Thorwald paused and said he should be obliged to leave us a short time to attend to some duty in the management of the vessel.
RAPIDadjectiveUS /ˈræpəd/
done or occurring in a brief period of time
From this reading RAPID TRANSIT ON MARS.
past form of “remark” — make mention of
From this reading When he returned I remarked that neither he nor his companions seemed to have to work very hard.
past form of “return” — go or come back to place, condition, or activity where one has been before
From this reading When he returned I remarked that neither he nor his companions seemed to have to work very hard.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading Here Thorwald paused and said he should be obliged to leave us a short time to attend to some duty in the management of the vessel.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading When he returned I remarked that neither he nor his companions seemed to have to work very hard.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading “That,” he answered, “is just the thought I want to speak of next, as the doctor has said many earthly troubles arise from severe labor.
primarily temporal sense; indicating or being or seeming to be limited in duration
From this reading Here Thorwald paused and said he should be obliged to leave us a short time to attend to some duty in the management of the vessel.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading Here Thorwald paused and said he should be obliged to leave us a short time to attend to some duty in the management of the vessel.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading Here Thorwald paused and said he should be obliged to leave us a short time to attend to some duty in the management of the vessel.
express in speech
From this reading “That,” he answered, “is just the thought I want to speak of next, as the doctor has said many earthly troubles arise from severe labor.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading When he returned I remarked that neither he nor his companions seemed to have to work very hard.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Here Thorwald paused and said he should be obliged to leave us a short time to attend to some duty in the management of the vessel.
in or at that place or location
From this reading Here there is no hard work for us.
Thorwald
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From this reading Here Thorwald paused and said he should be obliged to leave us a short time to attend to some duty in the management of the vessel.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading “That,” he answered, “is just the thought I want to speak of next, as the doctor has said many earthly troubles arise from severe labor.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading Here Thorwald paused and said he should be obliged to leave us a short time to attend to some duty in the management of the vessel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Here Thorwald paused and said he should be obliged to leave us a short time to attend to some duty in the management of the vessel.
TRANSITnounUS /ˈtrænzɪt/
a surveying instrument for measuring horizontal and vertical angles, consisting of a small telescope mounted on a tripod
From this reading RAPID TRANSIT ON MARS.
plural of “trouble” — a source of difficulty
From this reading “That,” he answered, “is just the thought I want to speak of next, as the doctor has said many earthly troubles arise from severe labor.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Here Thorwald paused and said he should be obliged to leave us a short time to attend to some duty in the management of the vessel.
precisely as stated
From this reading When he returned I remarked that neither he nor his companions seemed to have to work very hard.
a tube in which a body fluid circulates
From this reading Here Thorwald paused and said he should be obliged to leave us a short time to attend to some duty in the management of the vessel.
feel or have a desire for; want strongly
From this reading “That,” he answered, “is just the thought I want to speak of next, as the doctor has said many earthly troubles arise from severe labor.
at the time that
From this reading When he returned I remarked that neither he nor his companions seemed to have to work very hard.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading When he returned I remarked that neither he nor his companions seemed to have to work very hard.
