used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A REVOLT He turned furiously to his work, but, as the summer came on, he realized that he was working with a desperation entirely heartless.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading A REVOLT He turned furiously to his work, but, as the summer came on, he realized that he was working with a desperation entirely heartless.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At the beginning of the warm days he went into the country on sketching trips with Sydenham.
the event consisting of the start of something
From this reading At the beginning of the warm days he went into the country on sketching trips with Sydenham.
benumbedadjective
lacking sensation
From this reading He was not only sure, now, that he had taken a wrong road, but that nameless distress of his lady had left his desire benumbed.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading A REVOLT He turned furiously to his work, but, as the summer came on, he realized that he was working with a desperation entirely heartless.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading A REVOLT He turned furiously to his work, but, as the summer came on, he realized that he was working with a desperation entirely heartless.
a motor vehicle with four wheels; usually propelled by an internal combustion engine
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
a politically organized body of people under a single government
From this reading At the beginning of the warm days he went into the country on sketching trips with Sydenham.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading At the beginning of the warm days he went into the country on sketching trips with Sydenham.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading He was not only sure, now, that he had taken a wrong road, but that nameless distress of his lady had left his desire benumbed.
desperationnounUS /ˌdespərˈeɪʃən/
a state in which all hope is lost or absent
From this reading A REVOLT He turned furiously to his work, but, as the summer came on, he realized that he was working with a desperation entirely heartless.
psychological suffering
From this reading He was not only sure, now, that he had taken a wrong road, but that nameless distress of his lady had left his desire benumbed.
free from liquid or moisture; lacking natural or normal moisture or depleted of water; or no longer wet
From this reading A fountain had gone dry in him.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading A REVOLT He turned furiously to his work, but, as the summer came on, he realized that he was working with a desperation entirely heartless.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
fountainnounUS /ˈfaʊntən/
a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
From this reading A fountain had gone dry in him.
furiouslyadverbUS /ˈfjʊriəsli/
(of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner
From this reading A REVOLT He turned furiously to his work, but, as the summer came on, he realized that he was working with a desperation entirely heartless.
destroyed or killed
From this reading A fountain had gone dry in him.
green color or pigment; resembling the color of growing grass
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was not only sure, now, that he had taken a wrong road, but that nameless distress of his lady had left his desire benumbed.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading A REVOLT He turned furiously to his work, but, as the summer came on, he realized that he was working with a desperation entirely heartless.
heartlessadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrtləs/
lacking in feeling or pity or warmth
From this reading A REVOLT He turned furiously to his work, but, as the summer came on, he realized that he was working with a desperation entirely heartless.
plural of “hill” — a local and well-defined elevation of the land
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading A fountain had gone dry in him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading A REVOLT He turned furiously to his work, but, as the summer came on, he realized that he was working with a desperation entirely heartless.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading A fountain had gone dry in him.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading At the beginning of the warm days he went into the country on sketching trips with Sydenham.
a land mass (smaller than a continent) that is surrounded by water
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
JerseynounUS /ˈdʒɜːrzi/
a Mid-Atlantic state on the Atlantic; one of the original 13 colonies
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
a polite name for any woman
From this reading He was not only sure, now, that he had taken a wrong road, but that nameless distress of his lady had left his desire benumbed.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading He was not only sure, now, that he had taken a wrong road, but that nameless distress of his lady had left his desire benumbed.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
namelessadjectiveUS /ˈneɪm.ləs/
Having no name, or having a name that is kept secret or unknown.
From this reading He was not only sure, now, that he had taken a wrong road, but that nameless distress of his lady had left his desire benumbed.
the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
the region of the United States lying to the north of the Mason-Dixon line
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He was not only sure, now, that he had taken a wrong road, but that nameless distress of his lady had left his desire benumbed.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading He was not only sure, now, that he had taken a wrong road, but that nameless distress of his lady had left his desire benumbed.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He was not only sure, now, that he had taken a wrong road, but that nameless distress of his lady had left his desire benumbed.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading A REVOLT He turned furiously to his work, but, as the summer came on, he realized that he was working with a desperation entirely heartless.
and nothing more
From this reading He was not only sure, now, that he had taken a wrong road, but that nameless distress of his lady had left his desire benumbed.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
with speed
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
successfully completed or brought to an end
From this reading A REVOLT He turned furiously to his work, but, as the summer came on, he realized that he was working with a desperation entirely heartless.
REVOLTnounUS /rɪˈvoʊlt/
organized opposition to authority; a conflict in which one faction tries to wrest control from another
From this reading A REVOLT He turned furiously to his work, but, as the summer came on, he realized that he was working with a desperation entirely heartless.
riversnounUS /ˈrɪvərz/
plural of “river” — a large natural stream of water (larger than a creek)
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
an open way (generally public) for travel or transportation
From this reading He was not only sure, now, that he had taken a wrong road, but that nameless distress of his lady had left his desire benumbed.
sketchnounUS /sketʃ/
preliminary drawing for later elaboration
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
sketchingverbUS /ˈsketʃɪŋ/
-ing form of “sketch” — make a sketch of
From this reading At the beginning of the warm days he went into the country on sketching trips with Sydenham.
steamverbUS /stiːm/
travel by means of steam power
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
stretchesnounUS /ˈstretʃəz/
plural of “stretch” — a large and unbroken expanse or distance
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
the warmest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the summer solstice to the autumnal equinox
From this reading A REVOLT He turned furiously to his work, but, as the summer came on, he realized that he was working with a desperation entirely heartless.
having or feeling no doubt or uncertainty; confident and assured
From this reading He was not only sure, now, that he had taken a wrong road, but that nameless distress of his lady had left his desire benumbed.
Sydenhamnoun
English physician (1624-1689)
From this reading At the beginning of the warm days he went into the country on sketching trips with Sydenham.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He was not only sure, now, that he had taken a wrong road, but that nameless distress of his lady had left his desire benumbed.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading A REVOLT He turned furiously to his work, but, as the summer came on, he realized that he was working with a desperation entirely heartless.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading A REVOLT He turned furiously to his work, but, as the summer came on, he realized that he was working with a desperation entirely heartless.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading A REVOLT He turned furiously to his work, but, as the summer came on, he realized that he was working with a desperation entirely heartless.
trapsnounUS /træps/
plural of “trap” — a device in which something (usually an animal) can be caught and penned
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
tripsnounUS /trɪps/
plural of “trip” — a journey for some purpose (usually including the return)
From this reading At the beginning of the warm days he went into the country on sketching trips with Sydenham.
trolleynounUS /ˈtrɑːli/
a wheeled vehicle that runs on rails and is propelled by electricity
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
moved around an axis or center
From this reading A REVOLT He turned furiously to his work, but, as the summer came on, he realized that he was working with a desperation entirely heartless.
valesnounUS /veɪlz/
plural of “vale” — a long depression in the surface of the land that usually contains a river
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
having or producing a comfortable and agreeable degree of heat or imparting or maintaining heat
From this reading At the beginning of the warm days he went into the country on sketching trips with Sydenham.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading A REVOLT He turned furiously to his work, but, as the summer came on, he realized that he was working with a desperation entirely heartless.
inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading At the beginning of the warm days he went into the country on sketching trips with Sydenham.
in or to any place at all
From this reading To vales and little rivers north of the city, to flat, green stretches on Long Island, to the Jersey hills, they had gone with sketch traps wherever trolley or steam car could find Nature quickly for them.
in the company of; together with
From this reading A REVOLT He turned furiously to his work, but, as the summer came on, he realized that he was working with a desperation entirely heartless.
exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading A REVOLT He turned furiously to his work, but, as the summer came on, he realized that he was working with a desperation entirely heartless.
actively engaged in paid work
From this reading A REVOLT He turned furiously to his work, but, as the summer came on, he realized that he was working with a desperation entirely heartless.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading He was not only sure, now, that he had taken a wrong road, but that nameless distress of his lady had left his desire benumbed.
