used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading The master of a great financial house, working day and night in an office, is not trading away his life for a system of railroads.
(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 Bless you! sir, he would not give a day of those precious hours for all the steel rails in the world.
ALONGprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading ALONG THE HICKORY RIDGES The human analyst, jotting down in his note-book the motives of men, is often strangely misled.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading The master of a great financial house, working day and night in an office, is not trading away his life for a system of railroads.
analystnounUS /ˈænəlɪst/
someone who is skilled at analyzing data
From this reading ALONG THE HICKORY RIDGES The human analyst, jotting down in his note-book the motives of men, is often strangely misled.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The master of a great financial house, working day and night in an office, is not trading away his life for a system of railroads.
from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)
From this reading The master of a great financial house, working day and night in an office, is not trading away his life for a system of railroads.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading That tall, keen-eyed woman with the brains crowded in her head does not care a snap of her finger if the thing called Sir Henry be flying to the devil.
give a benediction to
From this reading Bless you! sir, he would not give a day of those precious hours for all the steel rails in the world.
brainsnounUS /breɪnz/
plural of “brain” — that part of the central nervous system that includes all the higher nervous centers; enclosed within the skull; continuous with the spinal cord
From this reading That tall, keen-eyed woman with the brains crowded in her head does not care a snap of her finger if the thing called Sir Henry be flying to the devil.
past form of “call” — assign a specified (usually proper) proper name to
From this reading That tall, keen-eyed woman with the brains crowded in her head does not care a snap of her finger if the thing called Sir Henry be flying to the devil.
the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something
From this reading That tall, keen-eyed woman with the brains crowded in her head does not care a snap of her finger if the thing called Sir Henry be flying to the devil.
overfilled or compacted or concentrated
From this reading That tall, keen-eyed woman with the brains crowded in her head does not care a snap of her finger if the thing called Sir Henry be flying to the devil.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading The master of a great financial house, working day and night in an office, is not trading away his life for a system of railroads.
(Judeo-Christian and Islamic religions) chief spirit of evil and adversary of God; tempter of mankind; master of Hell
From this reading That tall, keen-eyed woman with the brains crowded in her head does not care a snap of her finger if the thing called Sir Henry be flying to the devil.
doesauxiliary verbUS /dʌz/
the form of “do” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading That tall, keen-eyed woman with the brains crowded in her head does not care a snap of her finger if the thing called Sir Henry be flying to the devil.
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading ALONG THE HICKORY RIDGES The human analyst, jotting down in his note-book the motives of men, is often strangely misled.
entertainverbUS /ˌentərˈteɪn/
provide entertainment for
From this reading Nor is my lady spending her life like water to reach the vantage-point where she may entertain Sir Henry.
financialadjectiveUS /fəˈnænʃəl/
involving financial matters
From this reading The master of a great financial house, working day and night in an office, is not trading away his life for a system of railroads.
feel or handle with the fingers
From this reading That tall, keen-eyed woman with the brains crowded in her head does not care a snap of her finger if the thing called Sir Henry be flying to the devil.
moving swiftly
From this reading That tall, keen-eyed woman with the brains crowded in her head does not care a snap of her finger if the thing called Sir Henry be flying to the devil.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading The master of a great financial house, working day and night in an office, is not trading away his life for a system of railroads.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Bless you! sir, he would not give a day of those precious hours for all the steel rails in the world.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading The master of a great financial house, working day and night in an office, is not trading away his life for a system of railroads.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Bless you! sir, he would not give a day of those precious hours for all the steel rails in the world.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading That tall, keen-eyed woman with the brains crowded in her head does not care a snap of her finger if the thing called Sir Henry be flying to the devil.
a unit of inductance in which an induced electromotive force of one volt is produced when the current is varied at the rate of one ampere per second
From this reading Nor is my lady spending her life like water to reach the vantage-point where she may entertain Sir Henry.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading Nor is my lady spending her life like water to reach the vantage-point where she may entertain Sir Henry.
HICKORYnounUS /ˈhɪkəri/
valuable tough heavy hardwood from various hickory trees
From this reading ALONG THE HICKORY RIDGES The human analyst, jotting down in his note-book the motives of men, is often strangely misled.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading ALONG THE HICKORY RIDGES The human analyst, jotting down in his note-book the motives of men, is often strangely misled.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Bless you! sir, he would not give a day of those precious hours for all the steel rails in the world.
a dwelling that serves as living quarters for one or more families
From this reading The master of a great financial house, working day and night in an office, is not trading away his life for a system of railroads.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading ALONG THE HICKORY RIDGES The human analyst, jotting down in his note-book the motives of men, is often strangely misled.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading That tall, keen-eyed woman with the brains crowded in her head does not care a snap of her finger if the thing called Sir Henry be flying to the devil.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading ALONG THE HICKORY RIDGES The human analyst, jotting down in his note-book the motives of men, is often strangely misled.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading ALONG THE HICKORY RIDGES The human analyst, jotting down in his note-book the motives of men, is often strangely misled.
jottingnoun
a brief (and hurriedly handwritten) note
From this reading ALONG THE HICKORY RIDGES The human analyst, jotting down in his note-book the motives of men, is often strangely misled.
keen-eyedadjective
having keen eyesight
From this reading That tall, keen-eyed woman with the brains crowded in her head does not care a snap of her finger if the thing called Sir Henry be flying to the devil.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading Nor is my lady spending her life like water to reach the vantage-point where she may entertain Sir Henry.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading The master of a great financial house, working day and night in an office, is not trading away his life for a system of railroads.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Nor is my lady spending her life like water to reach the vantage-point where she may entertain Sir Henry.
an artist of consummate skill
From this reading The master of a great financial house, working day and night in an office, is not trading away his life for a system of railroads.
used to say something is possible, or to give permission
From this reading Nor is my lady spending her life like water to reach the vantage-point where she may entertain Sir Henry.
the force of workers available
From this reading ALONG THE HICKORY RIDGES The human analyst, jotting down in his note-book the motives of men, is often strangely misled.
misledverbUS /mɪˈsled/
inflected form of “mislead” — lead someone in the wrong direction or give someone wrong directions
From this reading ALONG THE HICKORY RIDGES The human analyst, jotting down in his note-book the motives of men, is often strangely misled.
motivesnounUS /ˈmoʊtɪvz/
plural of “motive” — the psychological feature that arouses an organism to action toward a desired goal; the reason for the action; that which gives purpose and direction to behavior
From this reading ALONG THE HICKORY RIDGES The human analyst, jotting down in his note-book the motives of men, is often strangely misled.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Nor is my lady spending her life like water to reach the vantage-point where she may entertain Sir Henry.
the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside
From this reading The master of a great financial house, working day and night in an office, is not trading away his life for a system of railroads.
and not; used after a negative to add a second negative
From this reading Nor is my lady spending her life like water to reach the vantage-point where she may entertain Sir Henry.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The master of a great financial house, working day and night in an office, is not trading away his life for a system of railroads.
note-book
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From this reading ALONG THE HICKORY RIDGES The human analyst, jotting down in his note-book the motives of men, is often strangely misled.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading ALONG THE HICKORY RIDGES The human analyst, jotting down in his note-book the motives of men, is often strangely misled.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading The master of a great financial house, working day and night in an office, is not trading away his life for a system of railroads.
many times at short intervals
From this reading ALONG THE HICKORY RIDGES The human analyst, jotting down in his note-book the motives of men, is often strangely misled.
characterized by feeling or showing fond affection for
From this reading Bless you! sir, he would not give a day of those precious hours for all the steel rails in the world.
railroadsnounUS /ˈreɪlroʊdz/
plural of “railroad” — line that is the commercial organization responsible for operating a system of transportation for trains that pull passengers or freight
From this reading The master of a great financial house, working day and night in an office, is not trading away his life for a system of railroads.
railsnounUS /reɪlz/
a bar or pair of parallel bars of rolled steel making the railway along which railroad cars or other vehicles can roll
From this reading Bless you! sir, he would not give a day of those precious hours for all the steel rails in the world.
reach a destination, either real or abstract
From this reading Nor is my lady spending her life like water to reach the vantage-point where she may entertain Sir Henry.
RIDGESnounUS /ˈrɪdʒəz/
plural of “ridge” — a long narrow natural elevation or striation
From this reading ALONG THE HICKORY RIDGES The human analyst, jotting down in his note-book the motives of men, is often strangely misled.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Nor is my lady spending her life like water to reach the vantage-point where she may entertain Sir Henry.
term of address for a man
From this reading Bless you! sir, he would not give a day of those precious hours for all the steel rails in the world.
snapverbUS /snæp/
utter in an angry, sharp, or abrupt tone
From this reading That tall, keen-eyed woman with the brains crowded in her head does not care a snap of her finger if the thing called Sir Henry be flying to the devil.
spendingnounUS /ˈspendɪŋ/
the act of spending or disbursing money
From this reading Nor is my lady spending her life like water to reach the vantage-point where she may entertain Sir Henry.
an alloy of iron with small amounts of carbon; widely used in construction; mechanical properties can be varied over a wide range
From this reading Bless you! sir, he would not give a day of those precious hours for all the steel rails in the world.
in a strange manner
From this reading ALONG THE HICKORY RIDGES The human analyst, jotting down in his note-book the motives of men, is often strangely misled.
instrumentality that combines interrelated interacting artifacts designed to work as a coherent entity
From this reading The master of a great financial house, working day and night in an office, is not trading away his life for a system of railroads.
great in vertical dimension; high in stature
From this reading That tall, keen-eyed woman with the brains crowded in her head does not care a snap of her finger if the thing called Sir Henry be flying to the devil.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That tall, keen-eyed woman with the brains crowded in her head does not care a snap of her finger if the thing called Sir Henry be flying to the devil.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading ALONG THE HICKORY RIDGES The human analyst, jotting down in his note-book the motives of men, is often strangely misled.
a special situation
From this reading That tall, keen-eyed woman with the brains crowded in her head does not care a snap of her finger if the thing called Sir Henry be flying to the devil.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading Bless you! sir, he would not give a day of those precious hours for all the steel rails in the world.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Nor is my lady spending her life like water to reach the vantage-point where she may entertain Sir Henry.
tradingnounUS /ˈtreɪdɪŋ/
buying or selling securities or commodities
From this reading The master of a great financial house, working day and night in an office, is not trading away his life for a system of railroads.
vantage-point
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From this reading Nor is my lady spending her life like water to reach the vantage-point where she may entertain Sir Henry.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading Nor is my lady spending her life like water to reach the vantage-point where she may entertain Sir Henry.
in or at the place that
From this reading Nor is my lady spending her life like water to reach the vantage-point where she may entertain Sir Henry.
in the company of; together with
From this reading That tall, keen-eyed woman with the brains crowded in her head does not care a snap of her finger if the thing called Sir Henry be flying to the devil.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading That tall, keen-eyed woman with the brains crowded in her head does not care a snap of her finger if the thing called Sir Henry be flying to the devil.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading The master of a great financial house, working day and night in an office, is not trading away his life for a system of railroads.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading Bless you! sir, he would not give a day of those precious hours for all the steel rails in the world.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Bless you! sir, he would not give a day of those precious hours for all the steel rails in the world.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading Bless you! sir, he would not give a day of those precious hours for all the steel rails in the world.
