used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading ASPIRATIONS AND COMMON SENSE Rumour spoke truly.
ASPIRATIONSnounUS /ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “aspiration” — a will to succeed
From this reading ASPIRATIONS AND COMMON SENSE Rumour spoke truly.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
enter or assume a certain state or condition
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
BlakenounUS /bleɪk/
visionary British poet and painter (1757-1827)
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
belonging to or participated in by a community as a whole; public
From this reading ASPIRATIONS AND COMMON SENSE Rumour spoke truly.
neither warm nor very cold; giving relief from heat
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
cropnounUS /krɑːp/
the yield from plants in a single growing season
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
disagreeableadjectiveUS /ˌdɪsəˈɡriːəbəl/
not to your liking
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
divisible by two
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading The first crop had not proved fortunate.
be agreeable or acceptable to
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
having unexpected good fortune
From this reading The first crop had not proved fortunate.
givenadjectiveUS /ˈɡɪvən/
acknowledged as a supposition
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading The first crop had not proved fortunate.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
humiliatingadjectiveUS /hjuːˈmɪlieɪtɪŋ/
causing awareness of your shortcomings
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
maturingverbUS /məˈtʃʊrɪŋ/
-ing form of “mature” — develop and reach maturity; undergo maturation
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
meditateverbUS /ˈmedəteɪt/
reflect deeply on a subject
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
The element of a person that enables awareness and thought.
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
used to form the superlative
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
(of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The first crop had not proved fortunate.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
picturedadjectiveUS /ˈpɪktʃərd/
seen in the mind as a mental image
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
the particular portion of space occupied by something
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
established beyond doubt
From this reading The first crop had not proved fortunate.
completely prepared or in condition for immediate action or use or progress
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
past form of “recall” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
reflectverbUS /rɪˈflekt/
manifest or bring back
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
responsibleadjectiveUS /riˈspɑːnsəbəl/
worthy of or requiring responsibility or trust; or held accountable
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
RumournounUS /ˈruːmər/
gossip (usually a mixture of truth and untruth) passed around by word of mouth
From this reading ASPIRATIONS AND COMMON SENSE Rumour spoke truly.
plural of “sailor” — any member of a ship's crew
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
a general conscious awareness
From this reading ASPIRATIONS AND COMMON SENSE Rumour spoke truly.
shudderingadjectiveUS /ˈʃʌdərɪŋ/
shaking convulsively or violently
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
the state of being covered with unclean things
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading ASPIRATIONS AND COMMON SENSE Rumour spoke truly.
strugglesnounUS /ˈstrʌɡəlz/
plural of “struggle” — an energetic attempt to achieve something
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading ASPIRATIONS AND COMMON SENSE Rumour spoke truly.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
German conductor (1876-1962)
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
at the time that
From this reading He had been given time to meditate and to cool--to cool even to shuddering when he recalled that night in the Sailors' Rest, and pictured the tragedy for which he had so nearly become responsible.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading It had brought him into a position most disagreeable and humiliating to reflect upon, and into struggles for which he felt himself little fit.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading Young Walter Blake was back in town with an entirely new crop of aspirations maturing in the ready soil of his mind.
