Chapter V

used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

later than; following

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

the event of one object coming closer to another

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

at the same time that; because; in the way that

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

have an ambitious plan or a lofty goal

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

in or near a particular place or position

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

expected hopefully

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

the past participle of “be”

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

earlier than; in front of

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

having a border especially of a specified kind; sometimes used as a combining term

From this reading His career had bordered on the fantastic.

a youthful male person

From this reading As a boy the _Wanderlust_ had driven him over the face of the globe.

physically and forcibly separated into pieces or cracked or split

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

plural of “bureaucracy” — nonelective government officials

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

the particular occupation for which you are trained

From this reading His career had bordered on the fantastic.

put an end to a state or an activity

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

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From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

(Old Testament) a youth who was taken into the court of Nebuchadnezzar and given divine protection when thrown into a den of lions (6th century BC)

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

exercising influence or control

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

plural of “drake” — English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596)

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

suitable to or characteristic of drama

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

compelled forcibly by an outside agency

From this reading As a boy the _Wanderlust_ had driven him over the face of the globe.

past form of “enter” — to come or go into

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear

From this reading As a boy the _Wanderlust_ had driven him over the face of the globe.

ludicrously odd

From this reading His career had bordered on the fantastic.

a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

produced by or subjected to forcing

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

a contest with rules to determine a winner

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

the 3rd planet from the sun; the planet we live on

From this reading As a boy the _Wanderlust_ had driven him over the face of the globe.

relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition

From this reading As a boy the _Wanderlust_ had driven him over the face of the globe.

belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

inside something, or within a place, period, or state

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

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From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

incapable of being avoided or prevented

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

conduct an interview in television, newspaper, and radio reporting

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

a request (spoken or written) to participate or be present or take part in something

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

a room where books are kept

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

not ever; at no time in the past or future

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

not any; not one

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

-ing form of “obliterate” — mark for deletion, rub off, or erase

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

touching and supported by a surface

From this reading His career had bordered on the fantastic.

used to join alternatives or possibilities

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

distinguished from others in excellence

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

above and across; more than

From this reading As a boy the _Wanderlust_ had driven him over the face of the globe.

the complex of all the attributes--behavioral, temperamental, emotional and mental--that characterize a unique individual

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

any distinct time period in a sequence of events

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

suggesting or suitable for a picture; pretty as a picture

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

(of games) engaged in

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

in a reckless manner

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

a result

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

move upward

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

(used with count nouns) of an indefinite number more than 2 or 3 but not many

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

filled with shade

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

relating to human society and its members

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

the vital principle or animating force within living things

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

a thoroughfare (usually including sidewalks) that is lined with buildings

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

consent reluctantly

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

in or at that place or location

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

male cat

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

the upper part of anything

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

plural of “transformation” — a qualitative change

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

up to a particular time

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

completely and without qualification; used informally as intensifiers

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

(architecture) a vaulted structure

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

an architectural partition with a height and length greater than its thickness; used to divide or enclose an area or to support another structure

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

very strong or irresistible impulse to travel

From this reading As a boy the _Wanderlust_ had driven him over the face of the globe.

the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

how something is done or how it happens

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

any period of seven consecutive days

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

at the time that

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned

From this reading At this time, when Wall Street was approaching that dramatic phase which is inevitable in social transformations, when dominant and outstanding individualities succumb to the obliterating rise of bureaucracies, there was no more picturesque personality than Daniel Drake.

which person or people

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

in the company of; together with

From this reading DANIEL DRAKE, THE MULTI-MILLIONAIRE A week after his interview with his father, Tom Crocker entered the great shadowy library of the Drakes in response to an invitation from the father.

used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

a late time of life

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.

the English royal house (a branch of the Plantagenet line) that reigned from 1461 to 1485; its emblem was a white rose

From this reading He had come to New York several years before, awaited as a vaulting spirit who played the game recklessly and who would never cease to aspire until he had forced his way to the top or been utterly broken in the attempt.