Chapter XV

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

a cherished desire

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

a formal organization of people or groups of people

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

for the reason that

From this reading Perhaps Manti did not heed, because Manti was itself a drama--the drama of creation.

financial assistance in time of need

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

comparative of “busy” — actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading They came--turmoil engulfed them.

definite but not specified or identified

From this reading Wrecks, disasters, were certain.

in conjunction with; combined

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

the human act of creating

From this reading Perhaps Manti did not heed, because Manti was itself a drama--the drama of creation.

time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives

From this reading Perhaps Manti did not heed, because Manti was itself a drama--the drama of creation.

plural of “disaster” — a state of extreme (usually irremediable) ruin and misfortune

From this reading Wrecks, disasters, were certain.

a dramatic work intended for performance by actors on a stage

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

every one of two or more people or things, taken separately

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

with ease (“easy” is sometimes used informally for “easily”)

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

provided or supplied or equipped with (especially as by inheritance or nature)

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

past form of “engulf” — devote (oneself) fully to

From this reading They came--turmoil engulfed them.

apart from; not including

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

an act that fails

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

with resolute determination

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

at or to or toward the front

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

excessive desire to acquire or possess more (especially more material wealth) than one needs or deserves

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

paying particular notice (as to children or helpless people)

From this reading Perhaps Manti did not heed, because Manti was itself a drama--the drama of creation.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

of great significance or value

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

a single distinct event

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

being or characteristic of a single thing or person

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

without being seen

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

belonging to the thing or animal already mentioned

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

used when the thing doing the action is also its object

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

large or big relative to something else

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

the state of being disregarded or forgotten

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

past form of “lunge” — make a thrusting forward movement

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

the location of something surrounded by other things

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

common to or shared by two or more parties

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

the essential qualities or characteristics by which something is recognized

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

any new participant in some activity

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

full of or characterized by loud and nonmusical sounds

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Perhaps Manti did not heed, because Manti was itself a drama--the drama of creation.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

a course of conduct

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

by chance

From this reading Perhaps Manti did not heed, because Manti was itself a drama--the drama of creation.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

gradual improvement or growth or development

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

past form of “push” — move with force

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

put into a certain place or abstract location

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

with speed

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

with speed

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

living in a particular place

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

established or decided beyond dispute or doubt

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

an effortful attempt to attain a goal

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

an event that accomplishes its intended purpose

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

the people or things already mentioned, as the object

From this reading They came--turmoil engulfed them.

the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

in the direction of

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

an urban area with a fixed boundary that is smaller than a city

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

an event resulting in great loss and misfortune

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

a violent disturbance

From this reading They came--turmoil engulfed them.

marked by or paying little heed or attention

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

not noticed

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

past form of “urge” — force or impel in an indicated direction

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

any or all of a kind, it does not matter which

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

having won

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

in the company of; together with

From this reading Each resident, each newcomer, settled quickly and firmly into the place that desire or ambition or greed urged him; put forth whatever energy nature had endowed him with, and pushed on toward the goal toward which the town was striving--success; collectively winning, unrecking of individual failure or tragedy--those things were to be expected, and they fell into the limbo of forgotten things, easily and unnoticed.

actively engaged in paid work

From this reading A MUTUAL BENEFIT ASSOCIATION Unheeding the drama that was rapidly and invisibly (except for the incident of Braman and the window) working itself out in its midst, Manti lunged forward on the path of progress, each day growing larger, busier, more noisy and more important.

plural of “wreck” — something or someone that has suffered ruin or dilapidation

From this reading Wrecks, disasters, were certain.