used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHICH CARRIES OVER A TALE OF YEARS, AND CARRIES ON The last sentence was written.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading WHICH CARRIES OVER A TALE OF YEARS, AND CARRIES ON The last sentence was written.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Yet, as he put the pen back in the pen-tray and, laying the last page of manuscript face downwards upon the blotting-paper passed his hand over it, he was less sensible of exultation than of a pathetic emptiness.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Yet, as he put the pen back in the pen-tray and, laying the last page of manuscript face downwards upon the blotting-paper passed his hand over it, he was less sensible of exultation than of a pathetic emptiness.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading The book had come to be so much part of him that he felt a nasty wrench when he thus finally rid himself of it.
blotting-paper
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From this reading Yet, as he put the pen back in the pen-tray and, laying the last page of manuscript face downwards upon the blotting-paper passed his hand over it, he was less sensible of exultation than of a pathetic emptiness.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading The book had come to be so much part of him that he felt a nasty wrench when he thus finally rid himself of it.
CARRIESnounUS /ˈkæriz/
plural of “carry” — the act of carrying something
From this reading WHICH CARRIES OVER A TALE OF YEARS, AND CARRIES ON The last sentence was written.
King of France from 1560 to 1574 whose reign was dominated by his mother Catherine de Medicis (1550-1574)
From this reading And, looking upon his completed creation, Charles Verity saw that it was good.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading The book had come to be so much part of him that he felt a nasty wrench when he thus finally rid himself of it.
completedadjectiveUS /kəmˈpliːtəd/
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading And, looking upon his completed creation, Charles Verity saw that it was good.
creationnounUS /kriˈeɪʃən/
the human act of creating
From this reading And, looking upon his completed creation, Charles Verity saw that it was good.
downwardsadverbUS /ˈdaʊnwərdz/
spatially or metaphorically from a higher to a lower level or position
From this reading Yet, as he put the pen back in the pen-tray and, laying the last page of manuscript face downwards upon the blotting-paper passed his hand over it, he was less sensible of exultation than of a pathetic emptiness.
emptinessnounUS /ˈemptinəs/
the state of containing nothing
From this reading Yet, as he put the pen back in the pen-tray and, laying the last page of manuscript face downwards upon the blotting-paper passed his hand over it, he was less sensible of exultation than of a pathetic emptiness.
exultationnoun
a feeling of extreme joy
From this reading Yet, as he put the pen back in the pen-tray and, laying the last page of manuscript face downwards upon the blotting-paper passed his hand over it, he was less sensible of exultation than of a pathetic emptiness.
the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear
From this reading Yet, as he put the pen back in the pen-tray and, laying the last page of manuscript face downwards upon the blotting-paper passed his hand over it, he was less sensible of exultation than of a pathetic emptiness.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading The book had come to be so much part of him that he felt a nasty wrench when he thus finally rid himself of it.
after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay
From this reading The book had come to be so much part of him that he felt a nasty wrench when he thus finally rid himself of it.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading His work finished.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading And, looking upon his completed creation, Charles Verity saw that it was good.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The book had come to be so much part of him that he felt a nasty wrench when he thus finally rid himself of it.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading Yet, as he put the pen back in the pen-tray and, laying the last page of manuscript face downwards upon the blotting-paper passed his hand over it, he was less sensible of exultation than of a pathetic emptiness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Yet, as he put the pen back in the pen-tray and, laying the last page of manuscript face downwards upon the blotting-paper passed his hand over it, he was less sensible of exultation than of a pathetic emptiness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The book had come to be so much part of him that he felt a nasty wrench when he thus finally rid himself of it.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading The book had come to be so much part of him that he felt a nasty wrench when he thus finally rid himself of it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His work finished.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Yet, as he put the pen back in the pen-tray and, laying the last page of manuscript face downwards upon the blotting-paper passed his hand over it, he was less sensible of exultation than of a pathetic emptiness.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And, looking upon his completed creation, Charles Verity saw that it was good.
immediately past
From this reading WHICH CARRIES OVER A TALE OF YEARS, AND CARRIES ON The last sentence was written.
the production of eggs (especially in birds)
From this reading Yet, as he put the pen back in the pen-tray and, laying the last page of manuscript face downwards upon the blotting-paper passed his hand over it, he was less sensible of exultation than of a pathetic emptiness.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading Yet, as he put the pen back in the pen-tray and, laying the last page of manuscript face downwards upon the blotting-paper passed his hand over it, he was less sensible of exultation than of a pathetic emptiness.
the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually
From this reading And, looking upon his completed creation, Charles Verity saw that it was good.
manuscriptnounUS /ˈmæn.jə.skrɪpt/
A book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed.
From this reading Yet, as he put the pen back in the pen-tray and, laying the last page of manuscript face downwards upon the blotting-paper passed his hand over it, he was less sensible of exultation than of a pathetic emptiness.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading The book had come to be so much part of him that he felt a nasty wrench when he thus finally rid himself of it.
nastyadjectiveUS /ˈnæsti/
offensive or even (of persons) malicious
From this reading The book had come to be so much part of him that he felt a nasty wrench when he thus finally rid himself of it.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading WHICH CARRIES OVER A TALE OF YEARS, AND CARRIES ON The last sentence was written.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading WHICH CARRIES OVER A TALE OF YEARS, AND CARRIES ON The last sentence was written.
OVERprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading WHICH CARRIES OVER A TALE OF YEARS, AND CARRIES ON The last sentence was written.
one side of one leaf (of a book or magazine or newspaper or letter etc.) or the written or pictorial matter it contains
From this reading Yet, as he put the pen back in the pen-tray and, laying the last page of manuscript face downwards upon the blotting-paper passed his hand over it, he was less sensible of exultation than of a pathetic emptiness.
something determined in relation to something that includes it
From this reading The book had come to be so much part of him that he felt a nasty wrench when he thus finally rid himself of it.
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Yet, as he put the pen back in the pen-tray and, laying the last page of manuscript face downwards upon the blotting-paper passed his hand over it, he was less sensible of exultation than of a pathetic emptiness.
patheticadjectiveUS /pəˈθetɪk/
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Yet, as he put the pen back in the pen-tray and, laying the last page of manuscript face downwards upon the blotting-paper passed his hand over it, he was less sensible of exultation than of a pathetic emptiness.
a writing implement with a point from which ink flows
From this reading Yet, as he put the pen back in the pen-tray and, laying the last page of manuscript face downwards upon the blotting-paper passed his hand over it, he was less sensible of exultation than of a pathetic emptiness.
pen-tray
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From this reading Yet, as he put the pen back in the pen-tray and, laying the last page of manuscript face downwards upon the blotting-paper passed his hand over it, he was less sensible of exultation than of a pathetic emptiness.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading Yet, as he put the pen back in the pen-tray and, laying the last page of manuscript face downwards upon the blotting-paper passed his hand over it, he was less sensible of exultation than of a pathetic emptiness.
relieve from
From this reading The book had come to be so much part of him that he felt a nasty wrench when he thus finally rid himself of it.
cut with a saw
From this reading And, looking upon his completed creation, Charles Verity saw that it was good.
showing reason or sound judgment
From this reading Yet, as he put the pen back in the pen-tray and, laying the last page of manuscript face downwards upon the blotting-paper passed his hand over it, he was less sensible of exultation than of a pathetic emptiness.
a string of words satisfying the grammatical rules of a language
From this reading WHICH CARRIES OVER A TALE OF YEARS, AND CARRIES ON The last sentence was written.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading The book had come to be so much part of him that he felt a nasty wrench when he thus finally rid himself of it.
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading WHICH CARRIES OVER A TALE OF YEARS, AND CARRIES ON The last sentence was written.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Yet, as he put the pen back in the pen-tray and, laying the last page of manuscript face downwards upon the blotting-paper passed his hand over it, he was less sensible of exultation than of a pathetic emptiness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading And, looking upon his completed creation, Charles Verity saw that it was good.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHICH CARRIES OVER A TALE OF YEARS, AND CARRIES ON The last sentence was written.
(used to introduce a logical conclusion) from that fact or reason or as a result
From this reading The book had come to be so much part of him that he felt a nasty wrench when he thus finally rid himself of it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading The book had come to be so much part of him that he felt a nasty wrench when he thus finally rid himself of it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading And, looking upon his completed creation, Charles Verity saw that it was good.
VeritynounUS /ˈverəti/
conformity to reality or actuality
From this reading And, looking upon his completed creation, Charles Verity saw that it was good.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading WHICH CARRIES OVER A TALE OF YEARS, AND CARRIES ON The last sentence was written.
at the time that
From this reading The book had come to be so much part of him that he felt a nasty wrench when he thus finally rid himself of it.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading WHICH CARRIES OVER A TALE OF YEARS, AND CARRIES ON The last sentence was written.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading His work finished.
wrenchverbUS /rentʃ/
twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading The book had come to be so much part of him that he felt a nasty wrench when he thus finally rid himself of it.
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading WHICH CARRIES OVER A TALE OF YEARS, AND CARRIES ON The last sentence was written.
a late time of life
From this reading WHICH CARRIES OVER A TALE OF YEARS, AND CARRIES ON The last sentence was written.
but in spite of that
From this reading Yet, as he put the pen back in the pen-tray and, laying the last page of manuscript face downwards upon the blotting-paper passed his hand over it, he was less sensible of exultation than of a pathetic emptiness.
