used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading "Come, let us unite against injustice and heartlessness in public and private dealing, against public and private wrong of every description.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading We can trace this feeling in his youth and through his manhood.
(comparative of “good”) superior to another (of the same class or set or kind) in excellence or quality or desirability or suitability; more highly skilled than another
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
to be able to, or to be allowed to
From this reading We can trace this feeling in his youth and through his manhood.
childhoodnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldhʊd/
the time of person's life when they are a child
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading "Come, let us unite against injustice and heartlessness in public and private dealing, against public and private wrong of every description.
utter a sudden loud cry
From this reading "These things should not happen" he seems to cry to the world.
dealingnounUS /ˈdiːlɪŋ/
method or manner of conduct in relation to others
From this reading "Come, let us unite against injustice and heartlessness in public and private dealing, against public and private wrong of every description.
a statement that represents something in words
From this reading "Come, let us unite against injustice and heartlessness in public and private dealing, against public and private wrong of every description.
the feeling that accompanies an unsatisfied state
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
DICKENSnounUS /ˈdɪkənz/
a word used in exclamations of confusion
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
DIDauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
(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 It runs in his novels like a great tide of impulse and energy.
everydeterminerUS /ˈevəri/
all the members of a group, with none left out
From this reading "Come, let us unite against injustice and heartlessness in public and private dealing, against public and private wrong of every description.
the experiencing of affective and emotional states
From this reading We can trace this feeling in his youth and through his manhood.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
set up or found
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading It runs in his novels like a great tide of impulse and energy.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
come to pass
From this reading "These things should not happen" he seems to cry to the world.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
heartlessnessnoun
an absence of concern for the welfare of others
From this reading "Come, let us unite against injustice and heartlessness in public and private dealing, against public and private wrong of every description.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
the quality of being humane
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
an instinctive motive
From this reading It runs in his novels like a great tide of impulse and energy.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading We can trace this feeling in his youth and through his manhood.
injusticenounUS /ˌɪnˈdʒʌstɪs/
an unjust act
From this reading "Come, let us unite against injustice and heartlessness in public and private dealing, against public and private wrong of every description.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
go away from a place
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
letauxiliary verbUS /let/
used to make a suggestion or a command including the speaker
From this reading "Come, let us unite against injustice and heartlessness in public and private dealing, against public and private wrong of every description.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading It runs in his novels like a great tide of impulse and energy.
manhoodnounUS /ˈmænhʊd/
the state of being a man; manly qualities
From this reading We can trace this feeling in his youth and through his manhood.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading "These things should not happen" he seems to cry to the world.
novelsnounUS /ˈnɑːvəlz/
plural of “novel” — an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading It runs in his novels like a great tide of impulse and energy.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It runs in his novels like a great tide of impulse and energy.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
confined to particular persons or groups or providing privacy
From this reading "Come, let us unite against injustice and heartlessness in public and private dealing, against public and private wrong of every description.
people in general considered as a whole
From this reading "Come, let us unite against injustice and heartlessness in public and private dealing, against public and private wrong of every description.
plural of “run” — a score in baseball made by a runner touching all four bases safely
From this reading It runs in his novels like a great tide of impulse and energy.
third-person singular of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading "These things should not happen" he seems to cry to the world.
having strength or power greater than average or expected
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading "These things should not happen" he seems to cry to the world.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading "These things should not happen" he seems to cry to the world.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading We can trace this feeling in his youth and through his manhood.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading We can trace this feeling in his youth and through his manhood.
the periodic rise and fall of the sea level under the gravitational pull of the moon
From this reading It runs in his novels like a great tide of impulse and energy.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
a just detectable amount
From this reading We can trace this feeling in his youth and through his manhood.
uniteverbUS /ˈjuːnaɪt/
act in concert or unite in a common purpose or belief
From this reading "Come, let us unite against injustice and heartlessness in public and private dealing, against public and private wrong of every description.
the speaker and others, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading "Come, let us unite against injustice and heartlessness in public and private dealing, against public and private wrong of every description.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading We can trace this feeling in his youth and through his manhood.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading WHAT DICKENS DID FOR HUMANITY Dickens from his childhood seems to have had a strong desire to leave the world a better place for other people than he had found it for himself.
not correct; not in conformity with fact or truth
From this reading "Come, let us unite against injustice and heartlessness in public and private dealing, against public and private wrong of every description.
a young person (especially a young man or boy)
From this reading We can trace this feeling in his youth and through his manhood.
