Chapter V

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

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

at all times; all the time and on every occasion

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

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

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading As it was not, he finally decided to become a lawyer.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading A classmate who remembers him at this time describes him as singularly handsome and finely formed.

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

From this reading He did not care to be a doctor; he would have liked to be a literary man, if such a career had then existed or been dreamed possible.

enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading As it was not, he finally decided to become a lawyer.

third-person singular of “become” — enter or assume a certain state or condition

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He did not care to be a doctor; he would have liked to be a literary man, if such a career had then existed or been dreamed possible.

an orange of low brightness and saturation

From this reading He was tall and slender, and had a prolific growth of dark brown hair.

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From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

the work of providing treatment for or attending to someone or something

From this reading He did not care to be a doctor; he would have liked to be a literary man, if such a career had then existed or been dreamed possible.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading He did not care to be a doctor; he would have liked to be a literary man, if such a career had then existed or been dreamed possible.

an acquaintance that you go to school with

From this reading A classmate who remembers him at this time describes him as singularly handsome and finely formed.

absence of light or illumination

From this reading He was tall and slender, and had a prolific growth of dark brown hair.

recognizable; marked

From this reading As it was not, he finally decided to become a lawyer.

third-person singular of “describe” — give a description of

From this reading A classmate who remembers him at this time describes him as singularly handsome and finely formed.

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

From this reading He did not care to be a doctor; he would have liked to be a literary man, if such a career had then existed or been dreamed possible.

a licensed medical practitioner

From this reading He did not care to be a doctor; he would have liked to be a literary man, if such a career had then existed or been dreamed possible.

conceived of or imagined or hoped for

From this reading He did not care to be a doctor; he would have liked to be a literary man, if such a career had then existed or been dreamed possible.

past form of “exist” — have an existence, be extant

From this reading He did not care to be a doctor; he would have liked to be a literary man, if such a career had then existed or been dreamed possible.

possessive form of “father” — a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay

From this reading As it was not, he finally decided to become a lawyer.

in tiny pieces

From this reading A classmate who remembers him at this time describes him as singularly handsome and finely formed.

having or given a form or shape

From this reading A classmate who remembers him at this time describes him as singularly handsome and finely formed.

(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 He was tall and slender, and had a prolific growth of dark brown hair.

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

From this reading He did not care to be a doctor; he would have liked to be a literary man, if such a career had then existed or been dreamed possible.

a covering for the body (or parts of it) consisting of a dense growth of threadlike structures (as on the human head); helps to prevent heat loss

From this reading He was tall and slender, and had a prolific growth of dark brown hair.

pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion

From this reading A classmate who remembers him at this time describes him as singularly handsome and finely formed.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading He did not care to be a doctor; he would have liked to be a literary man, if such a career had then existed or been dreamed possible.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He did not care to be a doctor; he would have liked to be a literary man, if such a career had then existed or been dreamed possible.

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

From this reading A classmate who remembers him at this time describes him as singularly handsome and finely formed.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading He did not care to be a doctor; he would have liked to be a literary man, if such a career had then existed or been dreamed possible.

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

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading As it was not, he finally decided to become a lawyer.

a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

having or showing profound knowledge

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

a room where books are kept

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

found pleasant or attractive; often used as a combining form

From this reading He did not care to be a doctor; he would have liked to be a literary man, if such a career had then existed or been dreamed possible.

of or relating to or characteristic of literature

From this reading He did not care to be a doctor; he would have liked to be a literary man, if such a career had then existed or been dreamed possible.

an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)

From this reading He did not care to be a doctor; he would have liked to be a literary man, if such a career had then existed or been dreamed possible.

as might be expected

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading He did not care to be a doctor; he would have liked to be a literary man, if such a career had then existed or been dreamed possible.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

literature in metrical form

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

capable of happening or existing

From this reading He did not care to be a doctor; he would have liked to be a literary man, if such a career had then existed or been dreamed possible.

the body of people in a learned occupation

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

intellectually productive

From this reading He was tall and slender, and had a prolific growth of dark brown hair.

the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

third-person singular of “remember” — recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection

From this reading A classmate who remembers him at this time describes him as singularly handsome and finely formed.

in a singular manner or to a singular degree

From this reading A classmate who remembers him at this time describes him as singularly handsome and finely formed.

being of delicate or slender build

From this reading He was tall and slender, and had a prolific growth of dark brown hair.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

marked by care and effort

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

of the kind already mentioned

From this reading He did not care to be a doctor; he would have liked to be a literary man, if such a career had then existed or been dreamed possible.

great in vertical dimension; high in stature

From this reading He was tall and slender, and had a prolific growth of dark brown hair.

past form of “tend” — have a tendency or disposition to do or be something; be inclined

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

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

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading He did not care to be a doctor; he would have liked to be a literary man, if such a career had then existed or been dreamed possible.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading A classmate who remembers him at this time describes him as singularly handsome and finely formed.

from one end or side of something to the other

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading A classmate who remembers him at this time describes him as singularly handsome and finely formed.

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

From this reading He did not care to be a doctor; he would have liked to be a literary man, if such a career had then existed or been dreamed possible.

in the direction of

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

migratory

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

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

From this reading As it was not, he finally decided to become a lawyer.

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

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

which person or people

From this reading A classmate who remembers him at this time describes him as singularly handsome and finely formed.

the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading He did not care to be a doctor; he would have liked to be a literary man, if such a career had then existed or been dreamed possible.

the act of creating written works

From this reading BRYANT BECOMES A LAWYER Always of a studious turn, always reading in his father’s well-stocked library, or wandering through the woods and writing poetry, Bryant naturally tended towards some learned profession.