used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
how long something has existed
From this reading He had tried wealth; he had tried love, as that age understood it; he had tried pleasure, military glory, and dangers.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
artauxiliary verbUS /ɑːrt/
an old form of “are”, used with “thou”
From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At last he ruined himself.
definite but not specified or identified
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
Cinna
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From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
contactnounUS /ˈkɑːntækt/
close interaction
From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
creditorsnounUS /ˈkredɪtərz/
plural of “creditor” — a person to whom money is owed by a debtor; someone to whom an obligation exists
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
dangersnounUS /ˈdeɪndʒərz/
plural of “danger” — the condition of being susceptible to harm or injury
From this reading He had tried wealth; he had tried love, as that age understood it; he had tried pleasure, military glory, and dangers.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
disquietnounUS /dɪˈskwaɪət/
a feeling of mild anxiety about possible developments
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Hence he might suppose that from life he had taken what it had to give.
cause to have, in the abstract sense or physical sense
From this reading Hence he might suppose that from life he had taken what it had to give.
a state of high honor
From this reading He had tried wealth; he had tried love, as that age understood it; he had tried pleasure, military glory, and dangers.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had tried wealth; he had tried love, as that age understood it; he had tried pleasure, military glory, and dangers.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading At last he ruined himself.
for this reason
From this reading Hence he might suppose that from life he had taken what it had to give.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading At last he ruined himself.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
humanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
be cognizant or aware of a fact or a specific piece of information; possess knowledge or information about
From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
immediately past
From this reading At last he ruined himself.
used to form the comparative of some adjectives and adverbs
From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Hence he might suppose that from life he had taken what it had to give.
limitsnounUS /ˈlɪməts/
plural of “limit” — the greatest possible degree of something
From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
a strong positive emotion of regard and affection
From this reading He had tried wealth; he had tried love, as that age understood it; he had tried pleasure, military glory, and dangers.
used to say something is possible but not certain
From this reading Hence he might suppose that from life he had taken what it had to give.
of or relating to the study of the principles of warfare
From this reading He had tried wealth; he had tried love, as that age understood it; he had tried pleasure, military glory, and dangers.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
plural of “piece” — a separate part of a whole
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
a point located with respect to surface features of some region
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
a fundamental feeling that is hard to define but that people desire to experience
From this reading He had tried wealth; he had tried love, as that age understood it; he had tried pleasure, military glory, and dangers.
literature in metrical form
From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
past form of “remain” — stay the same; remain in a certain state
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
destroyed physically or morally
From this reading At last he ruined himself.
satietynounUS /sɑːˈtaɪətiː/
the state of being satisfactorily full and unable to take on more
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
express a supposition
From this reading Hence he might suppose that from life he had taken what it had to give.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Hence he might suppose that from life he had taken what it had to give.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading He had tried wealth; he had tried love, as that age understood it; he had tried pleasure, military glory, and dangers.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
in or at that place or location
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
a special situation
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
the content of cognition; the main thing you are thinking about
From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
toilverbUS /tɔɪl/
work hard
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
commonly the lowest molding at the base of a column
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
tested and proved useful or correct
From this reading He had tried wealth; he had tried love, as that age understood it; he had tried pleasure, military glory, and dangers.
fully apprehended as to purport or meaning or explanation
From this reading He had tried wealth; he had tried love, as that age understood it; he had tried pleasure, military glory, and dangers.
not expected or anticipated
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading He had tried wealth; he had tried love, as that age understood it; he had tried pleasure, military glory, and dangers.
wearinessnounUS /ˈwɪrinəs/
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
From this reading His creditors tore his property to pieces, and in place of it there remained to Cinna weariness, as after great toil, satiety, and one more unexpected thing, a certain deep disquiet.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading Hence he might suppose that from life he had taken what it had to give.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He had come to know the limits of human thought more or less; he had come in contact with poetry and art.
