used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading BEING A CHAPERON.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something
From this reading So he gave up the attempt.
BEINGauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading BEING A CHAPERON.
a written work or composition that has been published (printed on pages bound together)
From this reading He donned a dressing-gown and put himself with some violence on a lounge near the window with a book in his hand.
CHAPERONnoun
one who accompanies and supervises a young woman or gatherings of young people
From this reading BEING A CHAPERON.
recognizable; marked
From this reading Rodney Lawrence decided that he would not stay in his room more than twenty-four hours.
disgustedadjectiveUS /dɪsˈɡʌstəd/
having a strong distaste from surfeit
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
donnedverbUS /dɑːnd/
inflected form of “don” — put clothing on one's body
From this reading He donned a dressing-gown and put himself with some violence on a lounge near the window with a book in his hand.
put on clothes
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
dressing-gown
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From this reading He donned a dressing-gown and put himself with some violence on a lounge near the window with a book in his hand.
eightyadjectiveUS /ˈeɪti/
being ten more than seventy
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
essayed
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From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
formed or conceived by the imagination
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
come upon, as if by accident; meet with
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
about to be mentioned or specified
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
inflected form of “give” — cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading So he gave up the attempt.
applying to all or most members of a category or group
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading He donned a dressing-gown and put himself with some violence on a lounge near the window with a book in his hand.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Rodney Lawrence decided that he would not stay in his room more than twenty-four hours.
the upper part of the human body or the front part of the body in animals; contains the face and brains
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Rodney Lawrence decided that he would not stay in his room more than twenty-four hours.
a period of time assigned for work
From this reading Rodney Lawrence decided that he would not stay in his room more than twenty-four hours.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Rodney Lawrence decided that he would not stay in his room more than twenty-four hours.
LawrencenounUS /ˈlɔːrəns/
Roman martyr; supposedly Lawrence was ordered by the police to give up the church's treasure and when he responded by presenting the poor people of Rome he was roasted to death on a gridiron (died in 258)
From this reading Rodney Lawrence decided that he would not stay in his room more than twenty-four hours.
loungeverbUS /laʊndʒ/
sit or recline comfortably
From this reading He donned a dressing-gown and put himself with some violence on a lounge near the window with a book in his hand.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading Rodney Lawrence decided that he would not stay in his room more than twenty-four hours.
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
near in time or place or relationship
From this reading He donned a dressing-gown and put himself with some violence on a lounge near the window with a book in his hand.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Rodney Lawrence decided that he would not stay in his room more than twenty-four hours.
not divisible by two
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
put into a certain place or abstract location
From this reading He donned a dressing-gown and put himself with some violence on a lounge near the window with a book in his hand.
Rodney
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From this reading Rodney Lawrence decided that he would not stay in his room more than twenty-four hours.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading Rodney Lawrence decided that he would not stay in his room more than twenty-four hours.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading So he gave up the attempt.
(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity
From this reading He donned a dressing-gown and put himself with some violence on a lounge near the window with a book in his hand.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
sorenessnoun
a pain that is felt (as when the area is touched)
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading Rodney Lawrence decided that he would not stay in his room more than twenty-four hours.
stiffnessnounUS /ˈstɪfnəs/
the physical property of being inflexible and hard to bend
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading Rodney Lawrence decided that he would not stay in his room more than twenty-four hours.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Rodney Lawrence decided that he would not stay in his room more than twenty-four hours.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
for that reason; as a result
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
twenty-fouradjectiveUS /ˈtwentifɔːr/
being four more than twenty
From this reading Rodney Lawrence decided that he would not stay in his room more than twenty-four hours.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading So he gave up the attempt.
an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)
From this reading He donned a dressing-gown and put himself with some violence on a lounge near the window with a book in his hand.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
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 He donned a dressing-gown and put himself with some violence on a lounge near the window with a book in his hand.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He donned a dressing-gown and put himself with some violence on a lounge near the window with a book in his hand.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Rodney Lawrence decided that he would not stay in his room more than twenty-four hours.
a late time of life
From this reading Therefore on the following morning he essayed to dress himself, and was much disgusted to find that somehow his head was odd, and that a general stiffness and soreness made him feel as he fancied a man of eighty years must feel.
