used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading THE CULT OF USELESSNESS Helena certainly had small ambition towards the life political, even as anything no more exalted than a latch-key voter.
a cherished desire
From this reading THE CULT OF USELESSNESS Helena certainly had small ambition towards the life political, even as anything no more exalted than a latch-key voter.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
any thing at all
From this reading THE CULT OF USELESSNESS Helena certainly had small ambition towards the life political, even as anything no more exalted than a latch-key voter.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading THE CULT OF USELESSNESS Helena certainly had small ambition towards the life political, even as anything no more exalted than a latch-key voter.
aspirationsnounUS /ˌæspərˈeɪʃənz/
plural of “aspiration” — a will to succeed
From this reading She met, now, people vastly cleverer than those who had made her feel ignorant at home, so that her growing knowledge in no way kept pace with her aspirations.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
definitely or positively (“sure” is sometimes used informally for “surely”)
From this reading THE CULT OF USELESSNESS Helena certainly had small ambition towards the life political, even as anything no more exalted than a latch-key voter.
chapelnounUS /ˈtʃæpəl/
a place of worship that has its own altar
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
childishlyadverb
in a childlike manner
From this reading She could not think, she said, to Hubert's joy, how grown men even took the trouble of electing members who had no influence over their own party and spent most of the time in childishly hindering the other.
clevereradjectiveUS /ˈklevərɜːr/
comparative of “clever” — showing self-interest and shrewdness in dealing with others
From this reading She met, now, people vastly cleverer than those who had made her feel ignorant at home, so that her growing knowledge in no way kept pace with her aspirations.
inflected form of “compel” — force somebody to do something
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading She could not think, she said, to Hubert's joy, how grown men even took the trouble of electing members who had no influence over their own party and spent most of the time in childishly hindering the other.
education imparted in a series of lessons or meetings
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
CULTnounUS /kʌlt/
followers of an exclusive system of beliefs and practices
From this reading THE CULT OF USELESSNESS Helena certainly had small ambition towards the life political, even as anything no more exalted than a latch-key voter.
DevonshirenounUS /dɪˈvɑːnʃaɪr/
a county in southwestern England
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading She did, however, wish to gain her self-respect.
lacking in liveliness or animation
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
electingverbUS /ɪˈlektɪŋ/
-ing form of “elect” — select by a vote for an office or membership
From this reading She could not think, she said, to Hubert's joy, how grown men even took the trouble of electing members who had no influence over their own party and spent most of the time in childishly hindering the other.
divisible by two
From this reading THE CULT OF USELESSNESS Helena certainly had small ambition towards the life political, even as anything no more exalted than a latch-key voter.
exaltedadjectiveUS /ɪɡˈzɔːltɪd/
of high moral or intellectual value; elevated in nature or style
From this reading THE CULT OF USELESSNESS Helena certainly had small ambition towards the life political, even as anything no more exalted than a latch-key voter.
undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
From this reading She met, now, people vastly cleverer than those who had made her feel ignorant at home, so that her growing knowledge in no way kept pace with her aspirations.
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
produced by or subjected to forcing
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
set up or found
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
obtain
From this reading She did, however, wish to gain her self-respect.
(biology) the process of an individual organism growing organically; a purely biological unfolding of events involved in an organism changing gradually from a simple to a more complex level
From this reading She met, now, people vastly cleverer than those who had made her feel ignorant at home, so that her growing knowledge in no way kept pace with her aspirations.
(of animals) fully developed
From this reading She could not think, she said, to Hubert's joy, how grown men even took the trouble of electing members who had no influence over their own party and spent most of the time in childishly hindering the other.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading THE CULT OF USELESSNESS Helena certainly had small ambition towards the life political, even as anything no more exalted than a latch-key voter.
HelenanounUS /ˈhelənə/
capital of the state of Montana; located in western Montana
From this reading THE CULT OF USELESSNESS Helena certainly had small ambition towards the life political, even as anything no more exalted than a latch-key voter.
belonging to a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned
From this reading She did, however, wish to gain her self-respect.
hinderingadjectiveUS /ˈhɪndərɪŋ/
preventing movement
From this reading She could not think, she said, to Hubert's joy, how grown men even took the trouble of electing members who had no influence over their own party and spent most of the time in childishly hindering the other.
where you live at a particular time
From this reading She met, now, people vastly cleverer than those who had made her feel ignorant at home, so that her growing knowledge in no way kept pace with her aspirations.
how
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From this reading She could not think, she said, to Hubert's joy, how grown men even took the trouble of electing members who had no influence over their own party and spent most of the time in childishly hindering the other.
used to add a contrasting statement
From this reading She did, however, wish to gain her self-respect.
Hubert's
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From this reading She could not think, she said, to Hubert's joy, how grown men even took the trouble of electing members who had no influence over their own party and spent most of the time in childishly hindering the other.
uneducated in general; lacking knowledge or sophistication
From this reading She met, now, people vastly cleverer than those who had made her feel ignorant at home, so that her growing knowledge in no way kept pace with her aspirations.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
a power to affect persons or events especially power based on prestige etc
From this reading She could not think, she said, to Hubert's joy, how grown men even took the trouble of electing members who had no influence over their own party and spent most of the time in childishly hindering the other.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
the emotion of great happiness
From this reading She could not think, she said, to Hubert's joy, how grown men even took the trouble of electing members who had no influence over their own party and spent most of the time in childishly hindering the other.
(especially of promises or contracts) not violated or disregarded
From this reading She met, now, people vastly cleverer than those who had made her feel ignorant at home, so that her growing knowledge in no way kept pace with her aspirations.
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning
From this reading She met, now, people vastly cleverer than those who had made her feel ignorant at home, so that her growing knowledge in no way kept pace with her aspirations.
latch-key
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From this reading THE CULT OF USELESSNESS Helena certainly had small ambition towards the life political, even as anything no more exalted than a latch-key voter.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading THE CULT OF USELESSNESS Helena certainly had small ambition towards the life political, even as anything no more exalted than a latch-key voter.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading She met, now, people vastly cleverer than those who had made her feel ignorant at home, so that her growing knowledge in no way kept pace with her aspirations.
plural of “member” — one of the persons who compose a social group (especially individuals who have joined and participate in a group organization)
From this reading She could not think, she said, to Hubert's joy, how grown men even took the trouble of electing members who had no influence over their own party and spent most of the time in childishly hindering the other.
the force of workers available
From this reading She could not think, she said, to Hubert's joy, how grown men even took the trouble of electing members who had no influence over their own party and spent most of the time in childishly hindering the other.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading She met, now, people vastly cleverer than those who had made her feel ignorant at home, so that her growing knowledge in no way kept pace with her aspirations.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading THE CULT OF USELESSNESS Helena certainly had small ambition towards the life political, even as anything no more exalted than a latch-key voter.
used to form the superlative
From this reading She could not think, she said, to Hubert's joy, how grown men even took the trouble of electing members who had no influence over their own party and spent most of the time in childishly hindering the other.
not any; not one
From this reading THE CULT OF USELESSNESS Helena certainly had small ambition towards the life political, even as anything no more exalted than a latch-key voter.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading She could not think, she said, to Hubert's joy, how grown men even took the trouble of electing members who had no influence over their own party and spent most of the time in childishly hindering the other.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading She met, now, people vastly cleverer than those who had made her feel ignorant at home, so that her growing knowledge in no way kept pace with her aspirations.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading THE CULT OF USELESSNESS Helena certainly had small ambition towards the life political, even as anything no more exalted than a latch-key voter.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading She could not think, she said, to Hubert's joy, how grown men even took the trouble of electing members who had no influence over their own party and spent most of the time in childishly hindering the other.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading She could not think, she said, to Hubert's joy, how grown men even took the trouble of electing members who had no influence over their own party and spent most of the time in childishly hindering the other.
have ownership or possession of
From this reading She could not think, she said, to Hubert's joy, how grown men even took the trouble of electing members who had no influence over their own party and spent most of the time in childishly hindering the other.
the rate of moving (especially walking or running)
From this reading She met, now, people vastly cleverer than those who had made her feel ignorant at home, so that her growing knowledge in no way kept pace with her aspirations.
an organization to gain political power
From this reading She could not think, she said, to Hubert's joy, how grown men even took the trouble of electing members who had no influence over their own party and spent most of the time in childishly hindering the other.
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
From this reading She met, now, people vastly cleverer than those who had made her feel ignorant at home, so that her growing knowledge in no way kept pace with her aspirations.
involving or characteristic of politics or parties or politicians
From this reading THE CULT OF USELESSNESS Helena certainly had small ambition towards the life political, even as anything no more exalted than a latch-key voter.
politicsnounUS /ˈpɑːlətɪks/
social relations involving intrigue to gain authority or power
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
interpret something that is written or printed
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading She could not think, she said, to Hubert's joy, how grown men even took the trouble of electing members who had no influence over their own party and spent most of the time in childishly hindering the other.
schoolboynounUS /ˈskuːlbɔɪ/
a boy attending school
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
self-respectnounUS /ˌselfrɪˈspekt/
the quality of being worthy of esteem or respect
From this reading She did, however, wish to gain her self-respect.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
limited or below average in number or quantity or magnitude or extent
From this reading THE CULT OF USELESSNESS Helena certainly had small ambition towards the life political, even as anything no more exalted than a latch-key voter.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading She met, now, people vastly cleverer than those who had made her feel ignorant at home, so that her growing knowledge in no way kept pace with her aspirations.
depleted of energy, force, or strength
From this reading She could not think, she said, to Hubert's joy, how grown men even took the trouble of electing members who had no influence over their own party and spent most of the time in childishly hindering the other.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading THE CULT OF USELESSNESS Helena certainly had small ambition towards the life political, even as anything no more exalted than a latch-key voter.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading She met, now, people vastly cleverer than those who had made her feel ignorant at home, so that her growing knowledge in no way kept pace with her aspirations.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE CULT OF USELESSNESS Helena certainly had small ambition towards the life political, even as anything no more exalted than a latch-key voter.
belonging to the people or things already mentioned
From this reading She could not think, she said, to Hubert's joy, how grown men even took the trouble of electing members who had no influence over their own party and spent most of the time in childishly hindering the other.
judge or regard; look upon; judge
From this reading She could not think, she said, to Hubert's joy, how grown men even took the trouble of electing members who had no influence over their own party and spent most of the time in childishly hindering the other.
the plural of “that”: the people or things further away, or already known
From this reading She met, now, people vastly cleverer than those who had made her feel ignorant at home, so that her growing knowledge in no way kept pace with her aspirations.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading She could not think, she said, to Hubert's joy, how grown men even took the trouble of electing members who had no influence over their own party and spent most of the time in childishly hindering the other.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
inflected form of “take” — carry out
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
in the direction of
From this reading THE CULT OF USELESSNESS Helena certainly had small ambition towards the life political, even as anything no more exalted than a latch-key voter.
a source of difficulty
From this reading She could not think, she said, to Hubert's joy, how grown men even took the trouble of electing members who had no influence over their own party and spent most of the time in childishly hindering the other.
USELESSNESSnoun
the quality of having no practical use
From this reading THE CULT OF USELESSNESS Helena certainly had small ambition towards the life political, even as anything no more exalted than a latch-key voter.
vastlyadverbUS /ˈvæstli/
to an exceedingly great extent or degree
From this reading She met, now, people vastly cleverer than those who had made her feel ignorant at home, so that her growing knowledge in no way kept pace with her aspirations.
precisely as stated
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
voternounUS /ˈvoʊtər/
a citizen who has a legal right to vote
From this reading THE CULT OF USELESSNESS Helena certainly had small ambition towards the life political, even as anything no more exalted than a latch-key voter.
how something is done or how it happens
From this reading She met, now, people vastly cleverer than those who had made her feel ignorant at home, so that her growing knowledge in no way kept pace with her aspirations.
which person or people
From this reading She had been compelled to read politics in Devonshire but like a schoolboy who is forced to chapel, found it very dull, and took another course at the first opportunity.
hope for; have a wish
From this reading She did, however, wish to gain her self-respect.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She met, now, people vastly cleverer than those who had made her feel ignorant at home, so that her growing knowledge in no way kept pace with her aspirations.
