used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
abilitynounUS /əˈbɪlətiː/
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading The man was immeasurably my superior in natural ability and in experience.
aboutprepositionUS /əˈbaʊt/
on the subject of; concerning
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
a proposal for an appropriate course of action
From this reading I felt that I should be guilty of insolence if I offered him any advice, and of something worse than insolence if I insisted on my advice being taken.
filled with fear or apprehension
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
anew
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading The man was immeasurably my superior in natural ability and in experience.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading I felt that I should be guilty of insolence if I offered him any advice, and of something worse than insolence if I insisted on my advice being taken.
Ascher
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From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading I felt that I should be guilty of insolence if I offered him any advice, and of something worse than insolence if I insisted on my advice being taken.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading I felt that I should be guilty of insolence if I offered him any advice, and of something worse than insolence if I insisted on my advice being taken.
the act of breaking something
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading What I really disliked was the idea of suggesting a business policy to Ascher.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
events that provide the generative force that is the origin of something
From this reading Still I would have faced Stutz without shrinking, especially in a good cause.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
ConounUS /koʊ/
an odorless very poisonous gas that is a product of incomplete combustion of carbon
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
dislikedadjectiveUS /dɪˈslaɪkt/
regarded with aversion
From this reading What I really disliked was the idea of suggesting a business policy to Ascher.
a movement into or inward
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading Still I would have faced Stutz without shrinking, especially in a good cause.
undergo or live through a difficult experience
From this reading The man was immeasurably my superior in natural ability and in experience.
having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
From this reading Still I would have faced Stutz without shrinking, especially in a good cause.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Still I would have faced Stutz without shrinking, especially in a good cause.
responsible for or chargeable with a reprehensible act
From this reading I felt that I should be guilty of insolence if I offered him any advice, and of something worse than insolence if I insisted on my advice being taken.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading Still I would have faced Stutz without shrinking, especially in a good cause.
indecision in speech or action
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I felt that I should be guilty of insolence if I offered him any advice, and of something worse than insolence if I insisted on my advice being taken.
Holies
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From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
HoliestadjectiveUS /ˈhoʊliɪst/
superlative of “holy” — belonging to or derived from or associated with a divine power
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading I felt that I should be guilty of insolence if I offered him any advice, and of something worse than insolence if I insisted on my advice being taken.
immeasurablyadverbUS /ˌɪˈmeʒəræbli/
to an immeasurable degree; beyond measurement
From this reading The man was immeasurably my superior in natural ability and in experience.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
past form of “insist” — be emphatic or resolute and refuse to budge
From this reading I felt that I should be guilty of insolence if I offered him any advice, and of something worse than insolence if I insisted on my advice being taken.
insolencenounUS /ˈɪnsələns/
the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties
From this reading I felt that I should be guilty of insolence if I offered him any advice, and of something worse than insolence if I insisted on my advice being taken.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
a form of address for a married woman
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading The man was immeasurably my superior in natural ability and in experience.
in accordance with nature; relating to or concerning nature
From this reading The man was immeasurably my superior in natural ability and in experience.
not any; not one
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
past form of “offer” — make available or accessible, provide or furnish
From this reading I felt that I should be guilty of insolence if I offered him any advice, and of something worse than insolence if I insisted on my advice being taken.
place of business where professional or clerical duties are performed
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading I felt that I should be guilty of insolence if I offered him any advice, and of something worse than insolence if I insisted on my advice being taken.
policynounUS /ˈpɑːləsi/
a plan of action adopted by an individual or social group
From this reading What I really disliked was the idea of suggesting a business policy to Ascher.
make a promise or commitment
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading What I really disliked was the idea of suggesting a business policy to Ascher.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading I felt that I should be guilty of insolence if I offered him any advice, and of something worse than insolence if I insisted on my advice being taken.
shrinkingnounUS /ˈʃrɪŋkɪŋ/
process or result of becoming less or smaller
From this reading Still I would have faced Stutz without shrinking, especially in a good cause.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading I felt that I should be guilty of insolence if I offered him any advice, and of something worse than insolence if I insisted on my advice being taken.
not in physical motion
From this reading Still I would have faced Stutz without shrinking, especially in a good cause.
Stutz
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
suggestingverbUS /səˈdʒestɪŋ/
-ing form of “suggest” — make a proposal, declare a plan for something
From this reading What I really disliked was the idea of suggesting a business policy to Ascher.
of high or superior quality or performance
From this reading The man was immeasurably my superior in natural ability and in experience.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading I felt that I should be guilty of insolence if I offered him any advice, and of something worse than insolence if I insisted on my advice being taken.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading I felt that I should be guilty of insolence if I offered him any advice, and of something worse than insolence if I insisted on my advice being taken.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading I felt that I should be guilty of insolence if I offered him any advice, and of something worse than insolence if I insisted on my advice being taken.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
tolerantadjectiveUS /ˈtɑːlərənt/
showing respect for the rights or opinions or practices of others
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
precisely as stated
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What I really disliked was the idea of suggesting a business policy to Ascher.
which person or people
From this reading I had no idea of breaking the promise I made Mrs. Ascher; but I felt a certain hesitation about entering again the Holiest of Holies in the office of Ascher, Stutz & Co. I was a little afraid of Stutz, who seemed to me a severe man, very little tolerant of human folly.
not having, not using, or not accompanied by
From this reading Still I would have faced Stutz without shrinking, especially in a good cause.
(comparative of “bad”) inferior to another in quality or condition or desirability
From this reading I felt that I should be guilty of insolence if I offered him any advice, and of something worse than insolence if I insisted on my advice being taken.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading Still I would have faced Stutz without shrinking, especially in a good cause.
