used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
(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 You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
(psychiatry) a relatively permanent state of worry and nervousness occurring in a variety of mental disorders, usually accompanied by compulsive behavior or attacks of panic
From this reading And when in time you come to be a competitor yourself, your anxiety is immense.
areauxiliary verbUS /ɑːr/
the form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You write and rewrite; and when it is at length complete and out of your hands, you are harassed by a thousand doubts.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
the feeling that accompanies something extremely surprising
From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading You spend hours upon hours at your theme.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading And when in time you come to be a competitor yourself, your anxiety is immense.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
capacitiesnounUS /kəˈpæsətiz/
plural of “capacity” — capability to perform or produce
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And when in time you come to be a competitor yourself, your anxiety is immense.
competitornounUS /kəmˈpetətər/
the contestant you hope to defeat
From this reading And when in time you come to be a competitor yourself, your anxiety is immense.
come or bring to a finish or an end
From this reading You write and rewrite; and when it is at length complete and out of your hands, you are harassed by a thousand doubts.
give pleasure to or be pleasing to
From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
doubtsnounUS /daʊts/
plural of “doubt” — the state of being unsure of something
From this reading You write and rewrite; and when it is at length complete and out of your hands, you are harassed by a thousand doubts.
the act of escaping physically
From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
a long fixed look
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
an established custom
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
half-hournounUS /ˈhæfaʊər/
a half of an hour
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
(with “in”) guardianship over; in divorce cases it is the right to house and care for and discipline a child
From this reading You write and rewrite; and when it is at length complete and out of your hands, you are harassed by a thousand doubts.
harassedadjectiveUS /hərˈæst/
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading You write and rewrite; and when it is at length complete and out of your hands, you are harassed by a thousand doubts.
hasauxiliary verbUS /hæz/
the form of “have” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
honorsnounUS /ˈɑːnərz/
plural of “honor” — a tangible symbol signifying approval or distinction
From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading You spend hours upon hours at your theme.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
unusually great in size or amount or degree or especially extent or scope
From this reading And when in time you come to be a competitor yourself, your anxiety is immense.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading And when in time you come to be a competitor yourself, your anxiety is immense.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading And when in time you come to be a competitor yourself, your anxiety is immense.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
the linear extent in space from one end to the other; the longest dimension of something that is fixed in place
From this reading You write and rewrite; and when it is at length complete and out of your hands, you are harassed by a thousand doubts.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
any maneuver made as part of progress toward a goal
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
used to form the superlative
From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
a woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother)
From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
Nelly
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From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading You write and rewrite; and when it is at length complete and out of your hands, you are harassed by a thousand doubts.
prizesnounUS /ˈpraɪzəz/
plural of “prize” — something given for victory or superiority in a contest or competition or for winning a lottery
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
rewriteverbUS /riˈraɪt/
write differently; alter the writing of
From this reading You write and rewrite; and when it is at length complete and out of your hands, you are harassed by a thousand doubts.
Something that is kept or meant to be kept unknown or unseen by others.
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
use up a period of time in a specific way
From this reading You spend hours upon hours at your theme.
a detailed critical inspection
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
themenounUS /θiːm/
the subject matter of a conversation or discussion
From this reading You spend hours upon hours at your theme.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100
From this reading You write and rewrite; and when it is at length complete and out of your hands, you are harassed by a thousand doubts.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading And when in time you come to be a competitor yourself, your anxiety is immense.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading And when in time you come to be a competitor yourself, your anxiety is immense.
in contact with each other or in proximity
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
look attentively
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
at the time that
From this reading And when in time you come to be a competitor yourself, your anxiety is immense.
which person or people
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
winningadjectiveUS /ˈwɪnɪŋ/
having won
From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
the basic unit of money in South Korea
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
the feeling aroused by something strange and surprising
From this reading You measure your capacities by those about you, and watch their habit of study; you gaze for a half-hour together upon some successful man who has won his prizes, and wonder by what secret action he has done it.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
produce a literary work
From this reading You write and rewrite; and when it is at length complete and out of your hands, you are harassed by a thousand doubts.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading You think of the delight and astonishment it would give your mother and father, and most of all little Nelly, if you were winning such honors as now escape you.
used when the person spoken to is also the object of the action
From this reading And when in time you come to be a competitor yourself, your anxiety is immense.
