Chapter XVIII · Chapter 18

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

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

(usually followed by “to”) having the necessary means or skill or know-how or authority to do something

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

later than; following

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

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

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

one or some or every or all without specification

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

any person at all

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

present reasons and arguments

From this reading I was very patient, though I do not believe he understood how often I wanted to argue with him.

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

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading I went back to St. Cuthbert's full of desperate resolutions.

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

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

accept as true; take to be true

From this reading I was very patient, though I do not believe he understood how often I wanted to argue with him.

in addition to; as well as

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

of the color intermediate between green and violet; having a color similar to that of a clear unclouded sky

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

showing who or what does the action

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

being full of or promoting cheer; having or showing good spirits

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

the body of faculty and students of a college

From this reading I wanted to make every one in the college understand that it was the slackest place in Oxford, and having done that I wished to find the men who would make it keener.

a place off to the side of an area

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

provide a cure for, make healthy again

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

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From this reading I went back to St. Cuthbert's full of desperate resolutions.

the time during which someone's life continues

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

arising from or marked by despair or loss of hope

From this reading I went back to St. Cuthbert's full of desperate resolutions.

used to form questions and negatives, and to give emphasis

From this reading I was very patient, though I do not believe he understood how often I wanted to argue with him.

having finished or arrived at completion

From this reading I wanted to make every one in the college understand that it was the slackest place in Oxford, and having done that I wished to find the men who would make it keener.

either extremity of something that has length

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

(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 THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

all the members of a group, with none left out

From this reading I wanted to make every one in the college understand that it was the slackest place in Oxford, and having done that I wished to find the men who would make it keener.

considered likely or probable to happen or arrive

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

come upon, as if by accident; meet with

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

Not remembered; lapsed from memory.

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

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From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

containing as much or as many as is possible or normal

From this reading I went back to St. Cuthbert's full of desperate resolutions.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

a state of partial or total darkness

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

depressingly dark

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

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

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

the -ing form of “have”

From this reading I wanted to make every one in the college understand that it was the slackest place in Oxford, and having done that I wished to find the men who would make it keener.

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

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

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

From this reading I was very patient, though I do not believe he understood how often I wanted to argue with him.

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

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

past form of “hope” — expect and wish

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

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From this reading I was very patient, though I do not believe he understood how often I wanted to argue with him.

used to add a contrasting statement

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb

From this reading I was very patient, though I do not believe he understood how often I wanted to argue with him.

on condition that; in the event that

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

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

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

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

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

a small worthless amount

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

comparative of “keen” — having or demonstrating ability to recognize or draw fine distinctions

From this reading I wanted to make every one in the college understand that it was the slackest place in Oxford, and having done that I wished to find the men who would make it keener.

past form of “look” — perceive with attention; direct one's gaze towards

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

no longer in your possession or control; unable to be found or recovered

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

engage in

From this reading I wanted to make every one in the college understand that it was the slackest place in Oxford, and having done that I wished to find the men who would make it keener.

the force of workers available

From this reading I wanted to make every one in the college understand that it was the slackest place in Oxford, and having done that I wished to find the men who would make it keener.

used to form the superlative

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

immediately following in time or order

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

the Babylonian goddess of the watery deep and daughter of Ea

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading I was very patient, though I do not believe he understood how often I wanted to argue with him.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

many times at short intervals

From this reading I was very patient, though I do not believe he understood how often I wanted to argue with him.

used to mean any person in general, including the speaker

From this reading I wanted to make every one in the college understand that it was the slackest place in Oxford, and having done that I wished to find the men who would make it keener.

a city in southern England to the northwest of London; site of Oxford University

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

the capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

a person who requires medical care

From this reading I was very patient, though I do not believe he understood how often I wanted to argue with him.

continuing forever or indefinitely

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

a point located with respect to surface features of some region

From this reading I wanted to make every one in the college understand that it was the slackest place in Oxford, and having done that I wished to find the men who would make it keener.

interpret something that is written or printed

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

plural of “resolution” — a formal expression by a meeting; agreed to by a vote

From this reading I went back to St. Cuthbert's full of desperate resolutions.

a charge of ammunition for a single shot

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

a form of football played with an oval ball

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

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From this reading I wanted to make every one in the college understand that it was the slackest place in Oxford, and having done that I wished to find the men who would make it keener.

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

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

a thing, without saying which

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

depleted of energy, force, or strength

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

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From this reading I went back to St. Cuthbert's full of desperate resolutions.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

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

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading I was very patient, though I do not believe he understood how often I wanted to argue with him.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

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

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

hard to endure

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

know and comprehend the nature or meaning of

From this reading I wanted to make every one in the college understand that it was the slackest place in Oxford, and having done that I wished to find the men who would make it keener.

fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation

From this reading I was very patient, though I do not believe he understood how often I wanted to argue with him.

the act of using

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

informal term for vacation

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.

precisely as stated

From this reading I was very patient, though I do not believe he understood how often I wanted to argue with him.

desired or wished for or sought

From this reading I was very patient, though I do not believe he understood how often I wanted to argue with him.

a person who is under the protection or in the custody of another

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

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

From this reading I was very patient, though I do not believe he understood how often I wanted to argue with him.

inflected form of “go” — change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically

From this reading THE ENERGY OF JACK WARD After Nina went to Paris Fred spent most of his time in trying to be cheerful, but for some days he looked as if he had lost something and expected to find it round the next corner.

which person or people

From this reading I wanted to make every one in the college understand that it was the slackest place in Oxford, and having done that I wished to find the men who would make it keener.

past form of “wish” — hope for; have a wish

From this reading I wanted to make every one in the college understand that it was the slackest place in Oxford, and having done that I wished to find the men who would make it keener.

in the company of; together with

From this reading I was very patient, though I do not believe he understood how often I wanted to argue with him.

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

From this reading By the end of the vac, however, he had forgotten to be gloomy, and I hoped that Oxford would cure him altogether, for he had a good chance of getting his Rugger blue, and he had got to read; besides, I have never been able to see that perpetual gloom is of any use to anybody.