used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Then he gazed out upon the men who were to take orders from him henceforth, the superintendents, agents, officials of the O.A.D.
achieveverbUS /əˈtʃiːv/
to gain with effort
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
agentsnounUS /ˈeɪdʒənts/
plural of “agent” — an active and efficient cause; capable of producing a certain effect
From this reading Then he gazed out upon the men who were to take orders from him henceforth, the superintendents, agents, officials of the O.A.D.
(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 glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
ArmstrongnounUS /ˈɑːrmstrɑːŋ/
United States astronaut; the first man to set foot on the Moon (July 20, 1969) (1930-)
From this reading Horace Armstrong, unnerved by the narrowly averted catastrophe, drew several deep breaths before he found voice.
avertedverbUS /əˈvɜːrtɪd/
past form of “avert” — prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
From this reading Horace Armstrong, unnerved by the narrowly averted catastrophe, drew several deep breaths before he found voice.
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Horace Armstrong, unnerved by the narrowly averted catastrophe, drew several deep breaths before he found voice.
breathsnounUS /breθs/
plural of “breath” — the process of taking in and expelling air during breathing
From this reading Horace Armstrong, unnerved by the narrowly averted catastrophe, drew several deep breaths before he found voice.
bulwarks
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From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Horace Armstrong, unnerved by the narrowly averted catastrophe, drew several deep breaths before he found voice.
catastrophenounUS /kəˈtæstrəfi/
an event resulting in great loss and misfortune
From this reading Horace Armstrong, unnerved by the narrowly averted catastrophe, drew several deep breaths before he found voice.
an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story)
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
to make a rush at or sudden attack upon, as in battle
From this reading "My friends," said he, "we have charge of a great institution.
a fat-soluble vitamin that prevents rickets
From this reading Then he gazed out upon the men who were to take orders from him henceforth, the superintendents, agents, officials of the O.A.D.
relatively deep or strong; affecting one deeply
From this reading Horace Armstrong, unnerved by the narrowly averted catastrophe, drew several deep breaths before he found voice.
directorsnounUS /dərˈektərz/
plural of “director” — someone who controls resources and expenditures
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
United States actor (born in Ireland); father of Georgiana Emma Barrymore (1827-1862)
From this reading Horace Armstrong, unnerved by the narrowly averted catastrophe, drew several deep breaths before he found voice.
dubiousadjectiveUS /ˈduːbiəs/
fraught with uncertainty or doubt
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
eminentadjectiveUS /ˈemənənt/
standing above others in quality or position
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
firstadjectiveUS /fɜːrst/
preceding all others in time or space or degree
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
set up or found
From this reading Horace Armstrong, unnerved by the narrowly averted catastrophe, drew several deep breaths before he found voice.
plural of “friend” — a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
From this reading "My friends," said he, "we have charge of a great institution.
showing where something starts, or who sent it
From this reading Then he gazed out upon the men who were to take orders from him henceforth, the superintendents, agents, officials of the O.A.D.
past form of “gaze” — look at with fixed eyes
From this reading Then he gazed out upon the men who were to take orders from him henceforth, the superintendents, agents, officials of the O.A.D.
past form of “glance” — throw a glance at; take a brief look at
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
God'snounUS /ɡɑːdz/
possessive form of “god” — the supernatural being conceived as the perfect and omnipotent and omniscient originator and ruler of the universe; the object of worship in monotheistic religions
From this reading With God’s help we will make it greater, the greatest.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading "My friends," said he, "we have charge of a great institution.
greater in size or importance or degree
From this reading With God’s help we will make it greater, the greatest.
highest in quality
From this reading With God’s help we will make it greater, the greatest.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading "My friends," said he, "we have charge of a great institution.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Horace Armstrong, unnerved by the narrowly averted catastrophe, drew several deep breaths before he found voice.
give help or assistance; be of service
From this reading With God’s help we will make it greater, the greatest.
henceforthadverbUS /ˈhenˈsfɔːrθ/
from this time forth; from now on
From this reading Then he gazed out upon the men who were to take orders from him henceforth, the superintendents, agents, officials of the O.A.D.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Then he gazed out upon the men who were to take orders from him henceforth, the superintendents, agents, officials of the O.A.D.
HoracenounUS /ˈhɔːrəs/
Roman lyric poet said to have influenced English poetry (65-8 BC)
From this reading Horace Armstrong, unnerved by the narrowly averted catastrophe, drew several deep breaths before he found voice.
institutionnounUS /ˌɪnstɪˈtuːʃən/
an organization founded and united for a specific purpose
From this reading "My friends," said he, "we have charge of a great institution.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading With God’s help we will make it greater, the greatest.
the collection of rules imposed by authority
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
a formation of people or things one beside another
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
engage in
From this reading With God’s help we will make it greater, the greatest.
the force of workers available
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
used to form the superlative
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
to a great degree or extent
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
belonging to the person speaking
From this reading "My friends," said he, "we have charge of a great institution.
narrowlyadverbUS /ˈneroʊli/
in a narrow manner; not allowing for exceptions
From this reading Horace Armstrong, unnerved by the narrowly averted catastrophe, drew several deep breaths before he found voice.
a nonmetallic bivalent element that is normally a colorless odorless tasteless nonflammable diatomic gas; constitutes 21 percent of the atmosphere by volume; the most abundant element in the earth's crust
From this reading Then he gazed out upon the men who were to take orders from him henceforth, the superintendents, agents, officials of the O.A.D.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
officialsnounUS /əˈfɪʃəlz/
plural of “official” — a worker who holds or is invested with an office
From this reading Then he gazed out upon the men who were to take orders from him henceforth, the superintendents, agents, officials of the O.A.D.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
plural of “order” — (often plural) a command given by a superior (e.g., a military or law enforcement officer) that must be obeyed
From this reading Then he gazed out upon the men who were to take orders from him henceforth, the superintendents, agents, officials of the O.A.D.
not the same one or ones already mentioned or implied
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
not allowed to continue to bat or run
From this reading Then he gazed out upon the men who were to take orders from him henceforth, the superintendents, agents, officials of the O.A.D.
something owned; any tangible or intangible possession that is owned by someone
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
characterized by socially or conventionally acceptable morals
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
reverseverbUS /rɪˈvɜːrs/
change to the contrary
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading "My friends," said he, "we have charge of a great institution.
(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many
From this reading Horace Armstrong, unnerved by the narrowly averted catastrophe, drew several deep breaths before he found voice.
in some unspecified way or manner; or by some unspecified means
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
an event that accomplishes its intended purpose
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
superintendentsnounUS /ˌsuːpərənˈtendənts/
plural of “superintendent” — a person who directs and manages an organization
From this reading Then he gazed out upon the men who were to take orders from him henceforth, the superintendents, agents, officials of the O.A.D.
carry out
From this reading Then he gazed out upon the men who were to take orders from him henceforth, the superintendents, agents, officials of the O.A.D.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Horace Armstrong, unnerved by the narrowly averted catastrophe, drew several deep breaths before he found voice.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
the plural of “this”: the people or things near, or just mentioned
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
troddenverbUS /ˈtrɑːdən/
inflected form of “tread” — put down or press the foot, place the foot
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
underprepositionUS /ˈʌndər/
below or beneath something; less than
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
unnervedadjectiveUS /ənˈnɜːrvd/
deprived of courage and strength
From this reading Horace Armstrong, unnerved by the narrowly averted catastrophe, drew several deep breaths before he found voice.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Then he gazed out upon the men who were to take orders from him henceforth, the superintendents, agents, officials of the O.A.D.
uttermostadjective
of the greatest possible degree or extent or intensity
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
the distinctive quality or pitch or condition of a person's speech
From this reading Horace Armstrong, unnerved by the narrowly averted catastrophe, drew several deep breaths before he found voice.
the speaker together with one or more other people
From this reading "My friends," said he, "we have charge of a great institution.
the state of being rich and affluent; having a plentiful supply of material goods and money
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
wereauxiliary verbUS /wɜːr/
the past form of “be” used with you, we, they, or a plural noun
From this reading Then he gazed out upon the men who were to take orders from him henceforth, the superintendents, agents, officials of the O.A.D.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
which person or people
From this reading Then he gazed out upon the men who were to take orders from him henceforth, the superintendents, agents, officials of the O.A.D.
used to talk about the future, or about willingness
From this reading With God’s help we will make it greater, the greatest.
in the company of; together with
From this reading With God’s help we will make it greater, the greatest.
but in spite of that
From this reading He glanced along first one line, then the other, of the eminent and most respectable directors, these men of much and dubious wealth which yet somehow made them the uttermost reverse of dubious, made them the bulwarks of character and law and property—of all they had trodden under foot to achieve "success."
