used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Once I tried limiting a habit.
(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 But desire persecuted me every day and all day long; so, within the week I found myself hunting for larger cigars than I had been used to smoke; then larger ones still, and still larger ones.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading But desire persecuted me every day and all day long; so, within the week I found myself hunting for larger cigars than I had been used to smoke; then larger ones still, and still larger ones.
bedtimenounUS /ˈbedtaɪm/
the time you go to bed
From this reading I kept the cigar waiting until bedtime, then I had a luxurious time with it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading But desire persecuted me every day and all day long; so, within the week I found myself hunting for larger cigars than I had been used to smoke; then larger ones still, and still larger ones.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I pledged myself to smoke but one cigar a day.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading I pledged myself to smoke but one cigar a day.
cigarsnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːrz/
plural of “cigar” — a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading But desire persecuted me every day and all day long; so, within the week I found myself hunting for larger cigars than I had been used to smoke; then larger ones still, and still larger ones.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading I pledged myself to smoke but one cigar a day.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading But desire persecuted me every day and all day long; so, within the week I found myself hunting for larger cigars than I had been used to smoke; then larger ones still, and still larger ones.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading But desire persecuted me every day and all day long; so, within the week I found myself hunting for larger cigars than I had been used to smoke; then larger ones still, and still larger ones.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading That worked tolerably well for a while.
set up or found
From this reading But desire persecuted me every day and all day long; so, within the week I found myself hunting for larger cigars than I had been used to smoke; then larger ones still, and still larger ones.
an established custom
From this reading Once I tried limiting a habit.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I kept the cigar waiting until bedtime, then I had a luxurious time with it.
the pursuit and killing or capture of wild animals regarded as a sport
From this reading But desire persecuted me every day and all day long; so, within the week I found myself hunting for larger cigars than I had been used to smoke; then larger ones still, and still larger ones.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Once I tried limiting a habit.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading I kept the cigar waiting until bedtime, then I had a luxurious time with it.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading I kept the cigar waiting until bedtime, then I had a luxurious time with it.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading But desire persecuted me every day and all day long; so, within the week I found myself hunting for larger cigars than I had been used to smoke; then larger ones still, and still larger ones.
limitingadjectiveUS /ˈlɪmətɪŋ/
restricting the scope or freedom of action
From this reading Once I tried limiting a habit.
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 But desire persecuted me every day and all day long; so, within the week I found myself hunting for larger cigars than I had been used to smoke; then larger ones still, and still larger ones.
luxuriousadjectiveUS /ləɡˈʒɜːriəs/
displaying luxury and furnishing gratification to the senses
From this reading I kept the cigar waiting until bedtime, then I had a luxurious time with it.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading But desire persecuted me every day and all day long; so, within the week I found myself hunting for larger cigars than I had been used to smoke; then larger ones still, and still larger ones.
used when the speaker is also the object of the action
From this reading I pledged myself to smoke but one cigar a day.
on one occasion
From this reading Once I tried limiting a habit.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading I pledged myself to smoke but one cigar a day.
plural of “one” — the smallest whole number or a numeral representing this number
From this reading But desire persecuted me every day and all day long; so, within the week I found myself hunting for larger cigars than I had been used to smoke; then larger ones still, and still larger ones.
persecutedverbUS /ˈpɜːrsəkjuːtɪd/
past form of “persecute” — cause to suffer
From this reading But desire persecuted me every day and all day long; so, within the week I found myself hunting for larger cigars than I had been used to smoke; then larger ones still, and still larger ones.
pledgedadjectiveUS /pledʒd/
bound by or as if by an oath
From this reading I pledged myself to smoke but one cigar a day.
a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas
From this reading I pledged myself to smoke but one cigar a day.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading But desire persecuted me every day and all day long; so, within the week I found myself hunting for larger cigars than I had been used to smoke; then larger ones still, and still larger ones.
not in physical motion
From this reading But desire persecuted me every day and all day long; so, within the week I found myself hunting for larger cigars than I had been used to smoke; then larger ones still, and still larger ones.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading But desire persecuted me every day and all day long; so, within the week I found myself hunting for larger cigars than I had been used to smoke; then larger ones still, and still larger ones.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading That worked tolerably well for a while.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I kept the cigar waiting until bedtime, then I had a luxurious time with it.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading I kept the cigar waiting until bedtime, then I had a luxurious time with it.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading I kept the cigar waiting until bedtime, then I had a luxurious time with it.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I pledged myself to smoke but one cigar a day.
tolerablyadverb
in an acceptable (but not outstanding) manner
From this reading That worked tolerably well for a while.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading Once I tried limiting a habit.
untilprepositionUS /ənˈtɪl/
up to a particular time
From this reading I kept the cigar waiting until bedtime, then I had a luxurious time with it.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading But desire persecuted me every day and all day long; so, within the week I found myself hunting for larger cigars than I had been used to smoke; then larger ones still, and still larger ones.
the act of waiting (remaining inactive in one place while expecting something)
From this reading I kept the cigar waiting until bedtime, then I had a luxurious time with it.
any period of seven consecutive days
From this reading But desire persecuted me every day and all day long; so, within the week I found myself hunting for larger cigars than I had been used to smoke; then larger ones still, and still larger ones.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading That worked tolerably well for a while.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading That worked tolerably well for a while.
in the company of; together with
From this reading I kept the cigar waiting until bedtime, then I had a luxurious time with it.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading But desire persecuted me every day and all day long; so, within the week I found myself hunting for larger cigars than I had been used to smoke; then larger ones still, and still larger ones.
past form of “work” — exert oneself by doing mental or physical work for a purpose or out of necessity
From this reading That worked tolerably well for a while.
