used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading _It was a strange and bitter Earth over which the Chancellor ruled--a strange and deformed world.
(quantifier) used with either mass or count nouns to indicate the whole number or amount of or every one of a class
From this reading Human, like all other organic life on Earth, was dying.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading _It was a strange and bitter Earth over which the Chancellor ruled--a strange and deformed world.
react verbally
From this reading What was to be the answer?_ _by ...
any thing at all
From this reading There were times when the Chancellor suspected that he really was a humanistic old fool, but this seemed to be his destiny and it was difficult to be anything else.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There were times when the Chancellor suspected that he really was a humanistic old fool, but this seemed to be his destiny and it was difficult to be anything else.
marked by strong resentment or cynicism
From this reading _It was a strange and bitter Earth over which the Chancellor ruled--a strange and deformed world.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading There were times when the Chancellor suspected that he really was a humanistic old fool, but this seemed to be his destiny and it was difficult to be anything else.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading What was to be the answer?_ _by ...
ChancellornounUS /ˈtʃænsələr/
the British cabinet minister responsible for finance
From this reading _It was a strange and bitter Earth over which the Chancellor ruled--a strange and deformed world.
deformedadjectiveUS /dɪˈfɔːrmd/
so badly formed or out of shape as to be ugly
From this reading _It was a strange and bitter Earth over which the Chancellor ruled--a strange and deformed world.
destinynounUS /ˈdestəni/
an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future
From this reading There were times when the Chancellor suspected that he really was a humanistic old fool, but this seemed to be his destiny and it was difficult to be anything else.
not easy; requiring great physical or mental effort to accomplish or comprehend or endure
From this reading There were times when the Chancellor suspected that he really was a humanistic old fool, but this seemed to be his destiny and it was difficult to be anything else.
dyingadjectiveUS /ˈdaɪɪŋ/
in or associated with the process of passing from life or ceasing to be
From this reading Human, like all other organic life on Earth, was dying.
the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on
From this reading _It was a strange and bitter Earth over which the Chancellor ruled--a strange and deformed world.
else
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From this reading There were times when the Chancellor suspected that he really was a humanistic old fool, but this seemed to be his destiny and it was difficult to be anything else.
a person who lacks good judgment
From this reading There were times when the Chancellor suspected that he really was a humanistic old fool, but this seemed to be his destiny and it was difficult to be anything else.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading There were times when the Chancellor suspected that he really was a humanistic old fool, but this seemed to be his destiny and it was difficult to be anything else.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading There were times when the Chancellor suspected that he really was a humanistic old fool, but this seemed to be his destiny and it was difficult to be anything else.
HumanadjectiveUS /ˈhjuːmən/
characteristic of humanity
From this reading Human, like all other organic life on Earth, was dying.
humanisticadjectiveUS /ˌhjuːməˈnɪstɪk/
of or pertaining to a philosophy asserting human dignity and man's capacity for fulfillment through reason and scientific method and often rejecting religion
From this reading There were times when the Chancellor suspected that he really was a humanistic old fool, but this seemed to be his destiny and it was difficult to be anything else.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading _It was a strange and bitter Earth over which the Chancellor ruled--a strange and deformed world.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading Human, like all other organic life on Earth, was dying.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Human, like all other organic life on Earth, was dying.
monstersnounUS /ˈmɑːnstərz/
plural of “monster” — an imaginary creature usually having various human and animal parts
From this reading Where it spawned, it spawned monsters.
(used especially of persons) having lived for a relatively long time or attained a specific age
From this reading There were times when the Chancellor suspected that he really was a humanistic old fool, but this seemed to be his destiny and it was difficult to be anything else.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Human, like all other organic life on Earth, was dying.
organicadjectiveUS /ɔːrˈɡænɪk/
relating or belonging to the class of chemical compounds having a carbon basis
From this reading Human, like all other organic life on Earth, was dying.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading Human, like all other organic life on Earth, was dying.
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading _It was a strange and bitter Earth over which the Chancellor ruled--a strange and deformed world.
in accordance with truth or fact or reality
From this reading There were times when the Chancellor suspected that he really was a humanistic old fool, but this seemed to be his destiny and it was difficult to be anything else.
ruledadjectiveUS /ruːld/
subject to a ruling authority
From this reading _It was a strange and bitter Earth over which the Chancellor ruled--a strange and deformed world.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There were times when the Chancellor suspected that he really was a humanistic old fool, but this seemed to be his destiny and it was difficult to be anything else.
spawnedverbUS /spɔːnd/
past form of “spawn” — call forth
From this reading Where it spawned, it spawned monsters.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading _It was a strange and bitter Earth over which the Chancellor ruled--a strange and deformed world.
believed likely
From this reading There were times when the Chancellor suspected that he really was a humanistic old fool, but this seemed to be his destiny and it was difficult to be anything else.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There were times when the Chancellor suspected that he really was a humanistic old fool, but this seemed to be his destiny and it was difficult to be anything else.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading _It was a strange and bitter Earth over which the Chancellor ruled--a strange and deformed world.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There were times when the Chancellor suspected that he really was a humanistic old fool, but this seemed to be his destiny and it was difficult to be anything else.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading There were times when the Chancellor suspected that he really was a humanistic old fool, but this seemed to be his destiny and it was difficult to be anything else.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading There were times when the Chancellor suspected that he really was a humanistic old fool, but this seemed to be his destiny and it was difficult to be anything else.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There were times when the Chancellor suspected that he really was a humanistic old fool, but this seemed to be his destiny and it was difficult to be anything else.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading _It was a strange and bitter Earth over which the Chancellor ruled--a strange and deformed world.
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading There were times when the Chancellor suspected that he really was a humanistic old fool, but this seemed to be his destiny and it was difficult to be anything else.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading What was to be the answer?_ _by ...
at the time that
From this reading There were times when the Chancellor suspected that he really was a humanistic old fool, but this seemed to be his destiny and it was difficult to be anything else.
in or at the place that
From this reading Where it spawned, it spawned monsters.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading _It was a strange and bitter Earth over which the Chancellor ruled--a strange and deformed world.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading _It was a strange and bitter Earth over which the Chancellor ruled--a strange and deformed world.
