used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading He was constantly thinking how he could manage to get back to his farm and wondering how he had ever been enticed to leave it.
a human limb; technically the part of the superior limb between the shoulder and the elbow but commonly used to refer to the whole superior limb
From this reading Geron Vivian was sitting in his arm chair.
in or to or toward a former location
From this reading He was constantly thinking how he could manage to get back to his farm and wondering how he had ever been enticed to leave it.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It was the day of rest, or should have been, but none had come to him.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading It was the day of rest, or should have been, but none had come to him.
a seat for one person, with a support for the back
From this reading Geron Vivian was sitting in his arm chair.
move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading It was the day of rest, or should have been, but none had come to him.
without variation or change, in every case
From this reading He was constantly thinking how he could manage to get back to his farm and wondering how he had ever been enticed to leave it.
the past of “can”; used for possibility or polite requests
From this reading He was constantly thinking how he could manage to get back to his farm and wondering how he had ever been enticed to leave it.
time for Earth to make a complete rotation on its axis
From this reading It was the day of rest, or should have been, but none had come to him.
extraordinarily large in size or extent or amount or power or degree
From this reading The salary that he had received had seemed enormous while he lived upon the farm, but now he reasoned, money is like holding water in your hand.
enticedverbUS /ɪnˈtaɪst/
past form of “entice” — provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion
From this reading He was constantly thinking how he could manage to get back to his farm and wondering how he had ever been enticed to leave it.
at any time
From this reading He was constantly thinking how he could manage to get back to his farm and wondering how he had ever been enticed to leave it.
be a farmer; work as a farmer
From this reading He was constantly thinking how he could manage to get back to his farm and wondering how he had ever been enticed to leave it.
plural of “finger” — any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)
From this reading It slips through your fingers, no matter how tightly you hold it, or how much you have.
Geron
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From this reading Geron Vivian was sitting in his arm chair.
come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading He was constantly thinking how he could manage to get back to his farm and wondering how he had ever been enticed to leave it.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading It was the day of rest, or should have been, but none had come to him.
the (prehensile) extremity of the superior limb
From this reading The salary that he had received had seemed enormous while he lived upon the farm, but now he reasoned, money is like holding water in your hand.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It was the day of rest, or should have been, but none had come to him.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was constantly thinking how he could manage to get back to his farm and wondering how he had ever been enticed to leave it.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading It was the day of rest, or should have been, but none had come to him.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading Geron Vivian was sitting in his arm chair.
cause to continue in a certain state, position, or activity; e.g., “keep clean”
From this reading It slips through your fingers, no matter how tightly you hold it, or how much you have.
the act of retaining something
From this reading The salary that he had received had seemed enormous while he lived upon the farm, but now he reasoned, money is like holding water in your hand.
how
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From this reading He was constantly thinking how he could manage to get back to his farm and wondering how he had ever been enticed to leave it.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading Geron Vivian was sitting in his arm chair.
the form of “be” used with he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading The salary that he had received had seemed enormous while he lived upon the farm, but now he reasoned, money is like holding water in your hand.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading It was the day of rest, or should have been, but none had come to him.
go away from a place
From this reading He was constantly thinking how he could manage to get back to his farm and wondering how he had ever been enticed to leave it.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading The salary that he had received had seemed enormous while he lived upon the farm, but now he reasoned, money is like holding water in your hand.
past form of “live” — be an inhabitant of or reside in
From this reading The salary that he had received had seemed enormous while he lived upon the farm, but now he reasoned, money is like holding water in your hand.
be successful; achieve a goal
From this reading He was constantly thinking how he could manage to get back to his farm and wondering how he had ever been enticed to leave it.
a vaguely specified concern
From this reading It slips through your fingers, no matter how tightly you hold it, or how much you have.
the most common medium of exchange; functions as legal tender
From this reading The salary that he had received had seemed enormous while he lived upon the farm, but now he reasoned, money is like holding water in your hand.
to a great degree or extent
From this reading It slips through your fingers, no matter how tightly you hold it, or how much you have.
not any; not one
From this reading It slips through your fingers, no matter how tightly you hold it, or how much you have.
not one, and not any
From this reading It was the day of rest, or should have been, but none had come to him.
in the historical present; at this point in the narration of a series of past events
From this reading The salary that he had received had seemed enormous while he lived upon the farm, but now he reasoned, money is like holding water in your hand.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading It was the day of rest, or should have been, but none had come to him.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading It was the day of rest, or should have been, but none had come to him.
reasonedadjectiveUS /ˈriːzənd/
logically valid
From this reading The salary that he had received had seemed enormous while he lived upon the farm, but now he reasoned, money is like holding water in your hand.
conforming to the established language usage of educated native speakers
From this reading The salary that he had received had seemed enormous while he lived upon the farm, but now he reasoned, money is like holding water in your hand.
not move; be in a resting position
From this reading It was the day of rest, or should have been, but none had come to him.
salarynounUS /ˈsæləri/
something that remunerates
From this reading The salary that he had received had seemed enormous while he lived upon the farm, but now he reasoned, money is like holding water in your hand.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading The salary that he had received had seemed enormous while he lived upon the farm, but now he reasoned, money is like holding water in your hand.
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading It was the day of rest, or should have been, but none had come to him.
(photography) the act of assuming a certain position (as for a photograph or portrait)
From this reading Geron Vivian was sitting in his arm chair.
slipsnounUS /slɪps/
plural of “slip” — a socially awkward or tactless act
From this reading It slips through your fingers, no matter how tightly you hold it, or how much you have.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading The salary that he had received had seemed enormous while he lived upon the farm, but now he reasoned, money is like holding water in your hand.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading It was the day of rest, or should have been, but none had come to him.
the process of using your mind to consider something carefully
From this reading He was constantly thinking how he could manage to get back to his farm and wondering how he had ever been enticed to leave it.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading It slips through your fingers, no matter how tightly you hold it, or how much you have.
tightlyadverbUS /ˈtaɪtli/
in a tight or constricted manner
From this reading It slips through your fingers, no matter how tightly you hold it, or how much you have.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading It was the day of rest, or should have been, but none had come to him.
uponprepositionUS /əˈpɑːn/
a formal word for “on”
From this reading The salary that he had received had seemed enormous while he lived upon the farm, but now he reasoned, money is like holding water in your hand.
Vivian
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From this reading Geron Vivian was sitting in his arm chair.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Geron Vivian was sitting in his arm chair.
binary compound that occurs at room temperature as a clear colorless odorless tasteless liquid; freezes into ice below 0 degrees centigrade and boils above 100 degrees centigrade; widely used as a solvent
From this reading The salary that he had received had seemed enormous while he lived upon the farm, but now he reasoned, money is like holding water in your hand.
whileconjunctionUS /waɪl/
during the time that
From this reading The salary that he had received had seemed enormous while he lived upon the farm, but now he reasoned, money is like holding water in your hand.
showing curiosity
From this reading He was constantly thinking how he could manage to get back to his farm and wondering how he had ever been enticed to leave it.
the person or people being spoken to
From this reading It slips through your fingers, no matter how tightly you hold it, or how much you have.
belonging to the person or people being spoken to
From this reading The salary that he had received had seemed enormous while he lived upon the farm, but now he reasoned, money is like holding water in your hand.
