Chapter I · Chapter 1

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

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

from one side of something to the other

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

later than; following

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

in the past

From this reading It was the music of another time, a thousand years ago, when the Empire was blazing into being out of the long night and hammering back the Neobarbarians from world after world.

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From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

(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 Not many people cared for João Coelho's music, now, and least of all for the Eighth Symphony.

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

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

one more of the same kind, or a different one

From this reading It was the music of another time, a thousand years ago, when the Empire was blazing into being out of the long night and hammering back the Neobarbarians from world after world.

forming or resembling an arch

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

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

From this reading For a moment, after the last notes had gone away, Paul sat motionless, as though some part of him had followed.

quality or fact or degree of being audible or perceptible by the ear

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

from a particular thing or place or position (“forth” is obsolete)

From this reading For a moment, after the last notes had gone away, Paul sat motionless, as though some part of him had followed.

in or to or toward a former location

From this reading It was the music of another time, a thousand years ago, when the Empire was blazing into being out of the long night and hammering back the Neobarbarians from world after world.

the -ing form of “be”

From this reading It was the music of another time, a thousand years ago, when the Empire was blazing into being out of the long night and hammering back the Neobarbarians from world after world.

at or to a lower level than something

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

on the far side of; further than

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

shining intensely

From this reading It was the music of another time, a thousand years ago, when the Empire was blazing into being out of the long night and hammering back the Neobarbarians from world after world.

actively or fully engaged or occupied

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

past form of “care” — feel concern or interest

From this reading Not many people cared for João Coelho's music, now, and least of all for the Eighth Symphony.

finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

a large and densely populated urban area; may include several independent administrative districts

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

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From this reading Not many people cared for João Coelho's music, now, and least of all for the Eighth Symphony.

a beverage consisting of an infusion of ground coffee beans

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

plural of “dome” — a concave shape whose distinguishing characteristic is that the concavity faces downward

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

coming next after the seventh and just before the ninth in position

From this reading Not many people cared for João Coelho's music, now, and least of all for the Eighth Symphony.

one or the other of two

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

the domain ruled by an emperor or empress; the region over which imperial dominion is exercised

From this reading It was the music of another time, a thousand years ago, when the Empire was blazing into being out of the long night and hammering back the Neobarbarians from world after world.

the end of a word (a suffix or inflectional ending or final morpheme)

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

occurring at or forming an end or termination

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

past form of “follow” — to travel behind, go after, come after

From this reading For a moment, after the last notes had gone away, Paul sat motionless, as though some part of him had followed.

intended to be given to, or used by, somebody

From this reading For a moment, after the last notes had gone away, Paul sat motionless, as though some part of him had followed.

showing where something starts, or who sent it

From this reading It was the music of another time, a thousand years ago, when the Empire was blazing into being out of the long night and hammering back the Neobarbarians from world after world.

come into the possession of something concrete or abstract

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

the act of acquiring something

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

having brief brilliant points or flashes of light

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

destroyed or killed

From this reading For a moment, after the last notes had gone away, Paul sat motionless, as though some part of him had followed.

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

From this reading For a moment, after the last notes had gone away, Paul sat motionless, as though some part of him had followed.

the act of pounding (delivering repeated heavy blows)

From this reading It was the music of another time, a thousand years ago, when the Empire was blazing into being out of the long night and hammering back the Neobarbarians from world after world.

comparative of “hard” — with effort or force or vigor

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

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

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

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

From this reading For a moment, after the last notes had gone away, Paul sat motionless, as though some part of him had followed.

used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

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

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

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

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

moving to the inside of something

From this reading It was the music of another time, a thousand years ago, when the Empire was blazing into being out of the long night and hammering back the Neobarbarians from world after world.

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

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

the principal activity in your life that you do to earn money

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

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

From this reading Not many people cared for João Coelho's music, now, and least of all for the Eighth Symphony.

immediately past

From this reading For a moment, after the last notes had gone away, Paul sat motionless, as though some part of him had followed.

the superlative of “little” that can be used with mass nouns and is usually preceded by “the”; a quantifier meaning smallest in amount or extent or degree

From this reading Not many people cared for João Coelho's music, now, and least of all for the Eighth Symphony.

the greatest possible degree of something

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

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 It was the music of another time, a thousand years ago, when the Empire was blazing into being out of the long night and hammering back the Neobarbarians from world after world.

the act of directing the eyes toward something and perceiving it visually

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

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 Not many people cared for João Coelho's music, now, and least of all for the Eighth Symphony.

a particular point in time

From this reading For a moment, after the last notes had gone away, Paul sat motionless, as though some part of him had followed.

not in physical motion

From this reading For a moment, after the last notes had gone away, Paul sat motionless, as though some part of him had followed.

an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner

From this reading Not many people cared for João Coelho's music, now, and least of all for the Eighth Symphony.

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

From this reading It was the music of another time, a thousand years ago, when the Empire was blazing into being out of the long night and hammering back the Neobarbarians from world after world.

the time after sunset and before sunrise while it is dark outside

From this reading It was the music of another time, a thousand years ago, when the Empire was blazing into being out of the long night and hammering back the Neobarbarians from world after world.

used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative

From this reading Not many people cared for João Coelho's music, now, and least of all for the Eighth Symphony.

plural of “note” — a brief written record

From this reading For a moment, after the last notes had gone away, Paul sat motionless, as though some part of him had followed.

in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events

From this reading Not many people cared for João Coelho's music, now, and least of all for the Eighth Symphony.

belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

not allowed to continue to bat or run

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

something determined in relation to something that includes it

From this reading For a moment, after the last notes had gone away, Paul sat motionless, as though some part of him had followed.

United States feminist (1885-1977)

From this reading For a moment, after the last notes had gone away, Paul sat motionless, as though some part of him had followed.

(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively

From this reading Not many people cared for João Coelho's music, now, and least of all for the Eighth Symphony.

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

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

plural of “roof” — a protective covering that covers or forms the top of a building

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

past form of “rouse” — become active

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians

From this reading For a moment, after the last notes had gone away, Paul sat motionless, as though some part of him had followed.

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

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

ascending to a level markedly higher than the usual

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

(quantifier) used with either mass nouns or plural count nouns to indicate an unspecified number or quantity

From this reading For a moment, after the last notes had gone away, Paul sat motionless, as though some part of him had followed.

on certain occasions or in certain cases but not always

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

the rays of the sun

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

plural of “swarm” — a moving crowd

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

a long and complex sonata for symphony orchestra

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

used to introduce the second part of a comparison

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

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

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

in spite of the fact that

From this reading For a moment, after the last notes had gone away, Paul sat motionless, as though some part of him had followed.

the cardinal number that is the product of 10 and 100

From this reading It was the music of another time, a thousand years ago, when the Empire was blazing into being out of the long night and hammering back the Neobarbarians from world after world.

an instance or single occasion for some event

From this reading It was the music of another time, a thousand years ago, when the Empire was blazing into being out of the long night and hammering back the Neobarbarians from world after world.

plural of “tower” — a structure taller than its diameter; can stand alone or be attached to a larger building

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

plural of “treetop” — the upper branches and leaves of a tree or other plant

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

joyful and proud especially because of triumph or success

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

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

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.

at the time that

From this reading It was the music of another time, a thousand years ago, when the Empire was blazing into being out of the long night and hammering back the Neobarbarians from world after world.

having great (or a certain) extent from one side to the other

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

a framework of wood or metal that contains a glass windowpane and is built into a wall or roof to admit light or air

From this reading Then he roused himself and finished his coffee and cigarette, looking out the wide window across the city below--treetops and towers, roofs and domes and arching skyways, busy swarms of aircars glinting in the early sunlight.

everything that exists anywhere

From this reading It was the music of another time, a thousand years ago, when the Empire was blazing into being out of the long night and hammering back the Neobarbarians from world after world.

a late time of life

From this reading It was the music of another time, a thousand years ago, when the Empire was blazing into being out of the long night and hammering back the Neobarbarians from world after world.

the person or people being spoken to

From this reading _Sometimes getting a job is harder than the job after you get it--and sometimes getting out of a job is harder than either!_ The symphony was ending, the final triumphant pæan soaring up and up, beyond the limit of audibility.