something done (usually as opposed to something said)
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
take a risk in the hope of a favorable outcome
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
Alf
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From this reading Alf saw his chance, and flung himself into the new project with such characteristic energy as to drown the bitterness of sex-defeat.
Alf's
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From this reading THE LANDLORD Alf's great scheme indeed was prospering.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
one more of the same kind, or a different one
From this reading Just at the moment Ruth had baffled him, another enemy of his, the Red Cross Garage Syndicate, which in the early days of his career had throttled him, came to grief.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading Alf saw his chance, and flung himself into the new project with such characteristic energy as to drown the bitterness of sex-defeat.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
bafflednounUS /ˈbæfəld/
people who are frustrated and perplexed
From this reading Just at the moment Ruth had baffled him, another enemy of his, the Red Cross Garage Syndicate, which in the early days of his career had throttled him, came to grief.
bitternessnounUS /ˈbɪtərnəs/
a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
inflected form of “bring” — take something or somebody with oneself somewhere
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
showing who or what does the action
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Just at the moment Ruth had baffled him, another enemy of his, the Red Cross Garage Syndicate, which in the early days of his career had throttled him, came to grief.
the particular occupation for which you are trained
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
a possibility due to a favorable combination of circumstances
From this reading Alf saw his chance, and flung himself into the new project with such characteristic energy as to drown the bitterness of sex-defeat.
characteristicnounUS /ˌkerəktərˈɪstɪk/
a prominent attribute or aspect of something
From this reading Alf saw his chance, and flung himself into the new project with such characteristic energy as to drown the bitterness of sex-defeat.
travel across or pass over
From this reading Just at the moment Ruth had baffled him, another enemy of his, the Red Cross Garage Syndicate, which in the early days of his career had throttled him, came to grief.
the time during which someone's life continues
From this reading Just at the moment Ruth had baffled him, another enemy of his, the Red Cross Garage Syndicate, which in the early days of his career had throttled him, came to grief.
compelled forcibly by an outside agency
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
drownverbUS /draʊn/
cover completely or make imperceptible
From this reading Alf saw his chance, and flung himself into the new project with such characteristic energy as to drown the bitterness of sex-defeat.
earlyadjectiveUS /ˈɜːrli/
at or near the beginning of a period of time or course of events or before the usual or expected time
From this reading Just at the moment Ruth had baffled him, another enemy of his, the Red Cross Garage Syndicate, which in the early days of his career had throttled him, came to grief.
an opposing military force
From this reading Just at the moment Ruth had baffled him, another enemy of his, the Red Cross Garage Syndicate, which in the early days of his career had throttled him, came to grief.
(physics) a thermodynamic quantity equivalent to the capacity of a physical system to do work; the units of energy are joules or ergs
From this reading Alf saw his chance, and flung himself into the new project with such characteristic energy as to drown the bitterness of sex-defeat.
favoured
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From this reading Fortune had favoured him.
inflected form of “fling” — throw with force or recklessness
From this reading Alf saw his chance, and flung himself into the new project with such characteristic energy as to drown the bitterness of sex-defeat.
an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
From this reading Fortune had favoured him.
GaragenounUS /ɡərˈɑːʒ/
an outbuilding (or part of a building) for housing automobiles
From this reading Just at the moment Ruth had baffled him, another enemy of his, the Red Cross Garage Syndicate, which in the early days of his career had throttled him, came to grief.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading THE LANDLORD Alf's great scheme indeed was prospering.
intense sorrow caused by loss of a loved one (especially by death)
From this reading Just at the moment Ruth had baffled him, another enemy of his, the Red Cross Garage Syndicate, which in the early days of his career had throttled him, came to grief.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Just at the moment Ruth had baffled him, another enemy of his, the Red Cross Garage Syndicate, which in the early days of his career had throttled him, came to grief.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Just at the moment Ruth had baffled him, another enemy of his, the Red Cross Garage Syndicate, which in the early days of his career had throttled him, came to grief.
incredibleadjectiveUS /ˌɪnˈkredəbəl/
beyond belief or understanding
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading THE LANDLORD Alf's great scheme indeed was prospering.
intoprepositionUS /ˈɪntuː/
moving to the inside of something
From this reading Alf saw his chance, and flung himself into the new project with such characteristic energy as to drown the bitterness of sex-defeat.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
and nothing more
From this reading Just at the moment Ruth had baffled him, another enemy of his, the Red Cross Garage Syndicate, which in the early days of his career had throttled him, came to grief.
LANDLORDnounUS /ˈlændlɔːrd/
a landowner who leases to others
From this reading THE LANDLORD Alf's great scheme indeed was prospering.
location near or direction toward the left side; i.e. the side to the north when a person or object faces east
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
a particular point in time
From this reading Just at the moment Ruth had baffled him, another enemy of his, the Red Cross Garage Syndicate, which in the early days of his career had throttled him, came to grief.
not of long duration; having just (or relatively recently) come into being or been made or acquired or discovered
From this reading Alf saw his chance, and flung himself into the new project with such characteristic energy as to drown the bitterness of sex-defeat.
not any; not one
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
a geometric element that has position but no extension
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
profitnounUS /ˈprɑːfət/
the excess of revenues over outlays in a given period of time (including depreciation and other non-cash expenses)
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
projectverbUS /ˈprɑːdʒekt/
communicate vividly
From this reading Alf saw his chance, and flung himself into the new project with such characteristic energy as to drown the bitterness of sex-defeat.
prosperingadjectiveUS /ˈprɑːspərɪŋ/
very lively and profitable
From this reading THE LANDLORD Alf's great scheme indeed was prospering.
pursueverbUS /pərˈsuː/
carry out or participate in an activity; be involved in
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
red color or pigment; the chromatic color resembling the hue of blood
From this reading Just at the moment Ruth had baffled him, another enemy of his, the Red Cross Garage Syndicate, which in the early days of his career had throttled him, came to grief.
United States professional baseball player famous for hitting home runs (1895-1948)
From this reading Just at the moment Ruth had baffled him, another enemy of his, the Red Cross Garage Syndicate, which in the early days of his career had throttled him, came to grief.
cut with a saw
From this reading Alf saw his chance, and flung himself into the new project with such characteristic energy as to drown the bitterness of sex-defeat.
an elaborate and systematic plan of action
From this reading THE LANDLORD Alf's great scheme indeed was prospering.
sex-defeat
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From this reading Alf saw his chance, and flung himself into the new project with such characteristic energy as to drown the bitterness of sex-defeat.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading Alf saw his chance, and flung himself into the new project with such characteristic energy as to drown the bitterness of sex-defeat.
SyndicatenounUS /ˈsɪndɪkət/
a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities
From this reading Just at the moment Ruth had baffled him, another enemy of his, the Red Cross Garage Syndicate, which in the early days of his career had throttled him, came to grief.
takenadjectiveUS /ˈteɪkən/
understood in a certain way; made sense of
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading THE LANDLORD Alf's great scheme indeed was prospering.
throttledverbUS /ˈθrɑːtəld/
past form of “throttle” — place limits on (extent or amount or access)
From this reading Just at the moment Ruth had baffled him, another enemy of his, the Red Cross Garage Syndicate, which in the early days of his career had throttled him, came to grief.
ThwartedadjectiveUS /ˈθwɔːrtɪd/
disappointingly unsuccessful
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading THE LANDLORD Alf's great scheme indeed was prospering.
in or at the place that
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
used to introduce a clause giving more about a thing just mentioned
From this reading Just at the moment Ruth had baffled him, another enemy of his, the Red Cross Garage Syndicate, which in the early days of his career had throttled him, came to grief.
in the company of; together with
From this reading Alf saw his chance, and flung himself into the new project with such characteristic energy as to drown the bitterness of sex-defeat.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Thwarted by the Woman, and driven back upon himself, he had taken up the career of action at the point where he had left it to pursue an adventure that had brought him no profit and incredible bitterness.
