used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading A BATCH OF LETTERS.
to a complete degree or to the full or entire extent (“whole” is often used informally for “wholly”)
From this reading The reproaches which his father had heaped upon him had roused a spirit of defiance and stubbornness; yet he was not altogether hardened, as was shown by the tears he shed over a note he received the next morning.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading "How many lives made beautiful and sweet By self-devotion and by self-restraint!"
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading The reproaches which his father had heaped upon him had roused a spirit of defiance and stubbornness; yet he was not altogether hardened, as was shown by the tears he shed over a note he received the next morning.
BATCHnounUS /bætʃ/
all the loaves of bread baked at the same time
From this reading A BATCH OF LETTERS.
delighting the senses or exciting intellectual or emotional admiration
From this reading "How many lives made beautiful and sweet By self-devotion and by self-restraint!"
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading He had been brought home dead drunk; he had neglected his business and taken his employer's money to pay his gambling debts, and he was only seventeen!
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading He had been brought home dead drunk; he had neglected his business and taken his employer's money to pay his gambling debts, and he was only seventeen!
a commercial or industrial enterprise and the people who constitute it
From this reading He had been brought home dead drunk; he had neglected his business and taken his employer's money to pay his gambling debts, and he was only seventeen!
showing who or what does the action
From this reading "How many lives made beautiful and sweet By self-devotion and by self-restraint!"
no longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life
From this reading He had been brought home dead drunk; he had neglected his business and taken his employer's money to pay his gambling debts, and he was only seventeen!
debtsnounUS /dets/
plural of “debt” — the state of owing something (especially money)
From this reading He had been brought home dead drunk; he had neglected his business and taken his employer's money to pay his gambling debts, and he was only seventeen!
defiancenounUS /dɪˈfaɪəns/
intentionally contemptuous behavior or attitude
From this reading The reproaches which his father had heaped upon him had roused a spirit of defiance and stubbornness; yet he was not altogether hardened, as was shown by the tears he shed over a note he received the next morning.
stupefied or excited by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
From this reading He had been brought home dead drunk; he had neglected his business and taken his employer's money to pay his gambling debts, and he was only seventeen!
employer'snounUS /emˈplɔɪərz/
possessive form of “employer” — a person or firm that employs workers
From this reading He had been brought home dead drunk; he had neglected his business and taken his employer's money to pay his gambling debts, and he was only seventeen!
a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)
From this reading The reproaches which his father had heaped upon him had roused a spirit of defiance and stubbornness; yet he was not altogether hardened, as was shown by the tears he shed over a note he received the next morning.
gamblingnounUS /ˈɡæmbəlɪŋ/
the act of playing for stakes in the hope of winning (including the payment of a price for a chance to win a prize)
From this reading He had been brought home dead drunk; he had neglected his business and taken his employer's money to pay his gambling debts, and he was only seventeen!
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading He had been brought home dead drunk; he had neglected his business and taken his employer's money to pay his gambling debts, and he was only seventeen!
hardenedadjectiveUS /ˈhɑːrdənd/
used of persons; emotionally hardened
From this reading The reproaches which his father had heaped upon him had roused a spirit of defiance and stubbornness; yet he was not altogether hardened, as was shown by the tears he shed over a note he received the next morning.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He had been brought home dead drunk; he had neglected his business and taken his employer's money to pay his gambling debts, and he was only seventeen!
heapedverbUS /hiːpt/
past form of “heap” — bestow in large quantities
From this reading The reproaches which his father had heaped upon him had roused a spirit of defiance and stubbornness; yet he was not altogether hardened, as was shown by the tears he shed over a note he received the next morning.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading The reproaches which his father had heaped upon him had roused a spirit of defiance and stubbornness; yet he was not altogether hardened, as was shown by the tears he shed over a note he received the next morning.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading He had been brought home dead drunk; he had neglected his business and taken his employer's money to pay his gambling debts, and he was only seventeen!
where you live at a particular time
From this reading He had been brought home dead drunk; he had neglected his business and taken his employer's money to pay his gambling debts, and he was only seventeen!
How
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From this reading "How many lives made beautiful and sweet By self-devotion and by self-restraint!"
the literary culture
From this reading A BATCH OF LETTERS.
plural of “life” — a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading "How many lives made beautiful and sweet By self-devotion and by self-restraint!"
produced by a manufacturing process
From this reading "How many lives made beautiful and sweet By self-devotion and by self-restraint!"
a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by “as” or “too” or “so” or “that”; amounting to a large but indefinite number
From this reading "How many lives made beautiful and sweet By self-devotion and by self-restraint!"
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading He had been brought home dead drunk; he had neglected his business and taken his employer's money to pay his gambling debts, and he was only seventeen!
the time period between dawn and noon
From this reading The reproaches which his father had heaped upon him had roused a spirit of defiance and stubbornness; yet he was not altogether hardened, as was shown by the tears he shed over a note he received the next morning.
MorsenounUS /mɔːrs/
a telegraph code in which letters and numbers are represented by strings of dots and dashes (short and long signals)
From this reading THAT which they said of Perry Morse was true.
neglectedadjectiveUS /nəˈɡlektəd/
disregarded
From this reading He had been brought home dead drunk; he had neglected his business and taken his employer's money to pay his gambling debts, and he was only seventeen!
immediately following in time or order
From this reading The reproaches which his father had heaped upon him had roused a spirit of defiance and stubbornness; yet he was not altogether hardened, as was shown by the tears he shed over a note he received the next morning.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading The reproaches which his father had heaped upon him had roused a spirit of defiance and stubbornness; yet he was not altogether hardened, as was shown by the tears he shed over a note he received the next morning.
a brief written record
From this reading The reproaches which his father had heaped upon him had roused a spirit of defiance and stubbornness; yet he was not altogether hardened, as was shown by the tears he shed over a note he received the next morning.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading A BATCH OF LETTERS.
and nothing more
From this reading He had been brought home dead drunk; he had neglected his business and taken his employer's money to pay his gambling debts, and he was only seventeen!
overprepositionUS /ˈoʊvər/
above and across; more than
From this reading The reproaches which his father had heaped upon him had roused a spirit of defiance and stubbornness; yet he was not altogether hardened, as was shown by the tears he shed over a note he received the next morning.
give money, usually in exchange for goods or services
From this reading He had been brought home dead drunk; he had neglected his business and taken his employer's money to pay his gambling debts, and he was only seventeen!
PerrynounUS /ˈperi/
United States philosopher (1876-1957)
From this reading THAT which they said of Perry Morse was true.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The reproaches which his father had heaped upon him had roused a spirit of defiance and stubbornness; yet he was not altogether hardened, as was shown by the tears he shed over a note he received the next morning.
reproaches
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From this reading The reproaches which his father had heaped upon him had roused a spirit of defiance and stubbornness; yet he was not altogether hardened, as was shown by the tears he shed over a note he received the next morning.
past form of “rouse” — become active
From this reading The reproaches which his father had heaped upon him had roused a spirit of defiance and stubbornness; yet he was not altogether hardened, as was shown by the tears he shed over a note he received the next morning.
being the one previously mentioned or spoken of
From this reading THAT which they said of Perry Morse was true.
self-devotion
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From this reading "How many lives made beautiful and sweet By self-devotion and by self-restraint!"
self-restraintnoun
exhibiting restraint imposed on the self
From this reading "How many lives made beautiful and sweet By self-devotion and by self-restraint!"
seventeenadjectiveUS /ˈsevənˈtiːn/
being one more than sixteen
From this reading He had been brought home dead drunk; he had neglected his business and taken his employer's money to pay his gambling debts, and he was only seventeen!
get rid of
From this reading The reproaches which his father had heaped upon him had roused a spirit of defiance and stubbornness; yet he was not altogether hardened, as was shown by the tears he shed over a note he received the next morning.
inflected form of “show” — give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading The reproaches which his father had heaped upon him had roused a spirit of defiance and stubbornness; yet he was not altogether hardened, as was shown by the tears he shed over a note he received the next morning.
the vital principle or animating force within living things
From this reading The reproaches which his father had heaped upon him had roused a spirit of defiance and stubbornness; yet he was not altogether hardened, as was shown by the tears he shed over a note he received the next morning.
stubbornnessnounUS /ˈstʌbərnnəs/
the trait of being difficult to handle or overcome
From this reading The reproaches which his father had heaped upon him had roused a spirit of defiance and stubbornness; yet he was not altogether hardened, as was shown by the tears he shed over a note he received the next morning.
having or denoting the characteristic taste of sugar
From this reading "How many lives made beautiful and sweet By self-devotion and by self-restraint!"
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading He had been brought home dead drunk; he had neglected his business and taken his employer's money to pay his gambling debts, and he was only seventeen!
the process of shedding tears (usually accompanied by sobs or other inarticulate sounds)
From this reading The reproaches which his father had heaped upon him had roused a spirit of defiance and stubbornness; yet he was not altogether hardened, as was shown by the tears he shed over a note he received the next morning.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading THAT which they said of Perry Morse was true.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading The reproaches which his father had heaped upon him had roused a spirit of defiance and stubbornness; yet he was not altogether hardened, as was shown by the tears he shed over a note he received the next morning.
the people, animals, or things already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading THAT which they said of Perry Morse was true.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading He had been brought home dead drunk; he had neglected his business and taken his employer's money to pay his gambling debts, and he was only seventeen!
consistent with fact or reality; not false
From this reading THAT which they said of Perry Morse was true.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The reproaches which his father had heaped upon him had roused a spirit of defiance and stubbornness; yet he was not altogether hardened, as was shown by the tears he shed over a note he received the next morning.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THAT which they said of Perry Morse was true.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading THAT which they said of Perry Morse was true.
but in spite of that
From this reading The reproaches which his father had heaped upon him had roused a spirit of defiance and stubbornness; yet he was not altogether hardened, as was shown by the tears he shed over a note he received the next morning.
