used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading When Lenz was gone, Pilgrim sat for a long time alone, staring at the lamp and twisting his moustaches.
anew
From this reading He paced his room restlessly, and then sat down again and fixed his eyes on the light.
(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 He was vexed with himself, he had said all he wanted, but he had said too much, and consequently failed in his object.
aloneadjectiveUS /əˈloʊn/
Having no one else present.
From this reading When Lenz was gone, Pilgrim sat for a long time alone, staring at the lamp and twisting his moustaches.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading When Lenz was gone, Pilgrim sat for a long time alone, staring at the lamp and twisting his moustaches.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading When Lenz was gone, Pilgrim sat for a long time alone, staring at the lamp and twisting his moustaches.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading He was vexed with himself, he had said all he wanted, but he had said too much, and consequently failed in his object.
consequentlyadverbUS /ˈkɑːnsəkwəntli/
(sentence connectors) because of the reason given
From this reading He was vexed with himself, he had said all he wanted, but he had said too much, and consequently failed in his object.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He could not recall it, for it was all true; but what good had he done?
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He could not recall it, for it was all true; but what good had he done?
being or moving lower in position or less in some value
From this reading He paced his room restlessly, and then sat down again and fixed his eyes on the light.
opinion or judgment
From this reading He paced his room restlessly, and then sat down again and fixed his eyes on the light.
past form of “fail” — fail to do something; leave something undone
From this reading He was vexed with himself, he had said all he wanted, but he had said too much, and consequently failed in his object.
(of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
From this reading He paced his room restlessly, and then sat down again and fixed his eyes on the light.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading When Lenz was gone, Pilgrim sat for a long time alone, staring at the lamp and twisting his moustaches.
destroyed or killed
From this reading When Lenz was gone, Pilgrim sat for a long time alone, staring at the lamp and twisting his moustaches.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading He could not recall it, for it was all true; but what good had he done?
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He was vexed with himself, he had said all he wanted, but he had said too much, and consequently failed in his object.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was vexed with himself, he had said all he wanted, but he had said too much, and consequently failed in his object.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was vexed with himself, he had said all he wanted, but he had said too much, and consequently failed in his object.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading When Lenz was gone, Pilgrim sat for a long time alone, staring at the lamp and twisting his moustaches.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was vexed with himself, he had said all he wanted, but he had said too much, and consequently failed in his object.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading What a strange world this is!
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading He could not recall it, for it was all true; but what good had he done?
an artificial source of visible illumination
From this reading When Lenz was gone, Pilgrim sat for a long time alone, staring at the lamp and twisting his moustaches.
Lenz
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From this reading When Lenz was gone, Pilgrim sat for a long time alone, staring at the lamp and twisting his moustaches.
of comparatively little physical weight or density
From this reading He paced his room restlessly, and then sat down again and fixed his eyes on the light.
primarily temporal sense; being or indicating a relatively great or greater than average duration or passage of time or a duration as specified
From this reading When Lenz was gone, Pilgrim sat for a long time alone, staring at the lamp and twisting his moustaches.
moustaches
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From this reading When Lenz was gone, Pilgrim sat for a long time alone, staring at the lamp and twisting his moustaches.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He was vexed with himself, he had said all he wanted, but he had said too much, and consequently failed in his object.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading He could not recall it, for it was all true; but what good had he done?
a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow
From this reading He was vexed with himself, he had said all he wanted, but he had said too much, and consequently failed in his object.
touching and supported by a surface
From this reading He paced his room restlessly, and then sat down again and fixed his eyes on the light.
pacedverbUS /peɪst/
past form of “pace” — walk with slow or fast paces
From this reading He paced his room restlessly, and then sat down again and fixed his eyes on the light.
PilgrimnounUS /ˈpɪlɡrəm/
someone who journeys in foreign lands
From this reading When Lenz was gone, Pilgrim sat for a long time alone, staring at the lamp and twisting his moustaches.
recallverbUS /ˈriːkɔːl/
recall knowledge from memory; have a recollection
From this reading He could not recall it, for it was all true; but what good had he done?
restlesslyadverbUS /ˈrestləsli/
in a restless manner
From this reading He paced his room restlessly, and then sat down again and fixed his eyes on the light.
an area within a building enclosed by walls and floor and ceiling
From this reading He paced his room restlessly, and then sat down again and fixed his eyes on the light.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading He was vexed with himself, he had said all he wanted, but he had said too much, and consequently failed in his object.
the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
From this reading When Lenz was gone, Pilgrim sat for a long time alone, staring at the lamp and twisting his moustaches.
(used of eyes) open and fixed as if in fear or wonder
From this reading When Lenz was gone, Pilgrim sat for a long time alone, staring at the lamp and twisting his moustaches.
being definitely out of the ordinary and unexpected; slightly odd or even a bit weird
From this reading What a strange world this is!
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading When Lenz was gone, Pilgrim sat for a long time alone, staring at the lamp and twisting his moustaches.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He paced his room restlessly, and then sat down again and fixed his eyes on the light.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading What a strange world this is!
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading When Lenz was gone, Pilgrim sat for a long time alone, staring at the lamp and twisting his moustaches.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading He was vexed with himself, he had said all he wanted, but he had said too much, and consequently failed in his object.
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading He could not recall it, for it was all true; but what good had he done?
twistingnounUS /ˈtwɪstɪŋ/
the act of distorting something so it seems to mean something it was not intended to mean
From this reading When Lenz was gone, Pilgrim sat for a long time alone, staring at the lamp and twisting his moustaches.
vexedadjectiveUS /vekst/
troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
From this reading He was vexed with himself, he had said all he wanted, but he had said too much, and consequently failed in his object.
desired or wished for or sought
From this reading He was vexed with himself, he had said all he wanted, but he had said too much, and consequently failed in his object.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading When Lenz was gone, Pilgrim sat for a long time alone, staring at the lamp and twisting his moustaches.
used to ask for information about something
From this reading He could not recall it, for it was all true; but what good had he done?
at the time that
From this reading When Lenz was gone, Pilgrim sat for a long time alone, staring at the lamp and twisting his moustaches.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was vexed with himself, he had said all he wanted, but he had said too much, and consequently failed in his object.
everything that exists anywhere
From this reading What a strange world this is!
