abilitynounUS /əˈbɪlətiː/
the quality of being able to perform; a quality that permits or facilitates achievement or accomplishment
From this reading He had done his duty by Dick to the best of his ability.
anew
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
touching and pressing; in opposition to
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
(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 Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
amongprepositionUS /əˈmʌŋ/
surrounded by; in the middle of a group
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
accomplishment of an objective
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
(sometimes followed by “of”) having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception
From this reading He was well aware of that.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
behindprepositionUS /bɪˈhaɪnd/
at or toward the back of something
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
beingauxiliary verbUS /ˈbiːɪŋ/
the -ing form of “be”
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
the supreme effort one can make
From this reading He had done his duty by Dick to the best of his ability.
a male with the same parents as someone else
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading He had done his duty by Dick to the best of his ability.
someone who is a detective
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
didauxiliary verbUS /dɪd/
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He had done his duty by Dick to the best of his ability.
the social force that binds you to the courses of action demanded by that force
From this reading He had done his duty by Dick to the best of his ability.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading There was no just ground for anger, indeed.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
destroyed or killed
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
the solid part of the earth's surface
From this reading There was no just ground for anger, indeed.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
and nothing more
From this reading There was no just ground for anger, indeed.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
not any; not one
From this reading There was no just ground for anger, indeed.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
Pollington
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From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
deserving or inciting pity
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
the state of having little or no money and few or no material possessions
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
Shands
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From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
superlative of “slight” — (quantifier used with mass nouns) small in quantity or degree; not much or almost none or (with “a”) at least some
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
a male human offspring
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
support consisting of a radial member of a wheel joining the hub to the rim
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
having succeeded or being marked by a favorable outcome
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
in or at that place or location
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
in spite of the fact that
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
thriven
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From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
unsuccessfuladjectiveUS /ˌʌnsəkˈsesfəl/
not successful; having failed or having an unfavorable outcome
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
welcomedverbUS /ˈwelkəmd/
past form of “welcome” — accept gladly
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading He was well aware of that.
which person or people
From this reading Again At Pollington On his arrival at Pollington, all the Shands welcomed him as though he had been the successful son or successful brother who had gone out from among them; and spoke of 'Poor Dick' as being the unsuccessful son or unsuccessful brother,--as indeed he was.
of very poor quality or condition
From this reading There did not seem to be the slightest anger against him, in that he had thriven and had left Dick behind him in such wretched poverty.
