used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Within the fortnight I was getting cigars made for me--on a yet larger pattern.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading They still grew and grew in size.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Within the month my cigar had grown to such proportions that I could have used it as a crutch.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading To go back to that young Canadian.
CanadianadjectiveUS /kəˈneɪdiən/
of or relating to Canada or its people
From this reading To go back to that young Canadian.
cigarnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːr/
a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading Within the month my cigar had grown to such proportions that I could have used it as a crutch.
cigarsnounUS /sɪˈɡɑːrz/
plural of “cigar” — a roll of tobacco for smoking
From this reading Within the fortnight I was getting cigars made for me--on a yet larger pattern.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading Within the month my cigar had grown to such proportions that I could have used it as a crutch.
crutchnounUS /krʌtʃ/
a wooden or metal staff that fits under the armpit and reaches to the ground; used by disabled person while walking
From this reading Within the month my cigar had grown to such proportions that I could have used it as a crutch.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading Within the fortnight I was getting cigars made for me--on a yet larger pattern.
fortnightnounUS /ˈfɔːrtnaɪt/
a period of fourteen consecutive days
From this reading Within the fortnight I was getting cigars made for me--on a yet larger pattern.
the act of acquiring something
From this reading Within the fortnight I was getting cigars made for me--on a yet larger pattern.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading To go back to that young Canadian.
inflected form of “grow” — pass into a condition gradually, take on a specific property or attribute; become
From this reading They still grew and grew in size.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading Within the month my cigar had grown to such proportions that I could have used it as a crutch.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Within the month my cigar had grown to such proportions that I could have used it as a crutch.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Within the month my cigar had grown to such proportions that I could have used it as a crutch.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading It now seemed to me that a one-cigar limit was no real protection to a person, so I knocked my pledge on the head and resumed my liberty.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading Within the fortnight I was getting cigars made for me--on a yet larger pattern.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading They still grew and grew in size.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Within the month my cigar had grown to such proportions that I could have used it as a crutch.
past form of “knock” — deliver a sharp blow or push
From this reading It now seemed to me that a one-cigar limit was no real protection to a person, so I knocked my pledge on the head and resumed my liberty.
large or big relative to something else
From this reading Within the fortnight I was getting cigars made for me--on a yet larger pattern.
The state of being free within society from oppressive restrictions on one's way of life.
From this reading It now seemed to me that a one-cigar limit was no real protection to a person, so I knocked my pledge on the head and resumed my liberty.
limitnounUS /ˈlɪmət/
the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading It now seemed to me that a one-cigar limit was no real protection to a person, so I knocked my pledge on the head and resumed my liberty.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Within the fortnight I was getting cigars made for me--on a yet larger pattern.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Within the fortnight I was getting cigars made for me--on a yet larger pattern.
one of the twelve divisions of the calendar year
From this reading Within the month my cigar had grown to such proportions that I could have used it as a crutch.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading Within the month my cigar had grown to such proportions that I could have used it as a crutch.
not any; not one
From this reading It now seemed to me that a one-cigar limit was no real protection to a person, so I knocked my pledge on the head and resumed my liberty.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading It now seemed to me that a one-cigar limit was no real protection to a person, so I knocked my pledge on the head and resumed my liberty.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Within the fortnight I was getting cigars made for me--on a yet larger pattern.
one-cigar
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From this reading It now seemed to me that a one-cigar limit was no real protection to a person, so I knocked my pledge on the head and resumed my liberty.
patternnounUS /ˈpætərn/
a perceptual structure
From this reading Within the fortnight I was getting cigars made for me--on a yet larger pattern.
a human being
From this reading It now seemed to me that a one-cigar limit was no real protection to a person, so I knocked my pledge on the head and resumed my liberty.
pledgeverbUS /pledʒ/
promise solemnly and formally
From this reading It now seemed to me that a one-cigar limit was no real protection to a person, so I knocked my pledge on the head and resumed my liberty.
proportionsnounUS /prəˈpɔːrʃənz/
plural of “proportion” — the quotient obtained when the magnitude of a part is divided by the magnitude of the whole
From this reading Within the month my cigar had grown to such proportions that I could have used it as a crutch.
the activity of protecting someone or something
From this reading It now seemed to me that a one-cigar limit was no real protection to a person, so I knocked my pledge on the head and resumed my liberty.
being or occurring in fact or actuality; having verified existence; not illusory
From this reading It now seemed to me that a one-cigar limit was no real protection to a person, so I knocked my pledge on the head and resumed my liberty.
past form of “resume” — take up or begin anew
From this reading It now seemed to me that a one-cigar limit was no real protection to a person, so I knocked my pledge on the head and resumed my liberty.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading It now seemed to me that a one-cigar limit was no real protection to a person, so I knocked my pledge on the head and resumed my liberty.
the physical magnitude of something (how big it is)
From this reading They still grew and grew in size.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It now seemed to me that a one-cigar limit was no real protection to a person, so I knocked my pledge on the head and resumed my liberty.
not in physical motion
From this reading They still grew and grew in size.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Within the month my cigar had grown to such proportions that I could have used it as a crutch.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Within the month my cigar had grown to such proportions that I could have used it as a crutch.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Within the fortnight I was getting cigars made for me--on a yet larger pattern.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading They still grew and grew in size.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Within the month my cigar had grown to such proportions that I could have used it as a crutch.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Within the month my cigar had grown to such proportions that I could have used it as a crutch.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Within the fortnight I was getting cigars made for me--on a yet larger pattern.
inside; before a period of time has passed
From this reading Within the fortnight I was getting cigars made for me--on a yet larger pattern.
but in spite of that
From this reading Within the fortnight I was getting cigars made for me--on a yet larger pattern.
(used of living things especially persons) in an early period of life or development or growth
From this reading To go back to that young Canadian.
