used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
acceptingadjectiveUS /ækˈseptɪŋ/
tolerating without protest
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
alongprepositionUS /əˈlɔːŋ/
following the length of something from one end toward the other
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
amicableadjectiveUS /ˈæmɪkəbəl/
characterized by friendship and good will
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
the form of “a” used before a word that begins with a vowel sound
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading And yet I felt no remorse at encouraging the confession.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading And yet I felt no remorse at encouraging the confession.
beenauxiliary verbUS /bɪn/
the past participle of “be”
From this reading It must have been at the cost of a severe wrench to his habits and traditions that he had dared to speak so freely.
of surpassing excellence
From this reading Good Christopher was not brilliant, and only the most obvious of things impressed him, but he had seen, and like me, had judged.
brutaladjectiveUS /ˈbruːtəl/
(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering
From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading Good Christopher was not brilliant, and only the most obvious of things impressed him, but he had seen, and like me, had judged.
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
ChristophernounUS /ˈkrɪstəfər/
Christian martyr and patron saint of travellers (3rd century)
From this reading Good Christopher was not brilliant, and only the most obvious of things impressed him, but he had seen, and like me, had judged.
an admission of misdeeds or faults
From this reading And yet I felt no remorse at encouraging the confession.
the total spent for goods or services including money and time and labor
From this reading It must have been at the cost of a severe wrench to his habits and traditions that he had dared to speak so freely.
damningadjectiveUS /ˈdæmɪŋ/
threatening with damnation
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
past form of “dare” — take upon oneself; act presumptuously, without permission
From this reading It must have been at the cost of a severe wrench to his habits and traditions that he had dared to speak so freely.
doddered
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From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
EMBASSIESnounUS /ˈembəsiz/
plural of “embassy” — a diplomatic building where ambassadors live or work
From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
encouragingadjectiveUS /enˈkɜːrɪdʒɪŋ/
giving courage or confidence or hope
From this reading And yet I felt no remorse at encouraging the confession.
enmitiesnounUS /ˈenmətiz/
plural of “enmity” — a state of deep-seated ill-will
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
estimatenounUS /ˈestəmət/
an approximate calculation of quantity or degree or worth
From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
divisible by two
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
mat together and make felt-like
From this reading And yet I felt no remorse at encouraging the confession.
intended to be given to, or used by, somebody
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
in a free manner
From this reading It must have been at the cost of a severe wrench to his habits and traditions that he had dared to speak so freely.
having desirable or positive qualities especially those suitable for a thing specified
From this reading Good Christopher was not brilliant, and only the most obvious of things impressed him, but he had seen, and like me, had judged.
plural of “habit” — an established custom
From this reading It must have been at the cost of a severe wrench to his habits and traditions that he had dared to speak so freely.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Good Christopher was not brilliant, and only the most obvious of things impressed him, but he had seen, and like me, had judged.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading It must have been at the cost of a severe wrench to his habits and traditions that he had dared to speak so freely.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading Good Christopher was not brilliant, and only the most obvious of things impressed him, but he had seen, and like me, had judged.
(law) a proceeding (usually by a court) where evidence is taken for the purpose of determining an issue of fact and reaching a decision based on that evidence
From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading Good Christopher was not brilliant, and only the most obvious of things impressed him, but he had seen, and like me, had judged.
belonging to a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading And yet I felt no remorse at encouraging the confession.
deeply or markedly affected or influenced
From this reading Good Christopher was not brilliant, and only the most obvious of things impressed him, but he had seen, and like me, had judged.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
JerrynounUS /ˈdʒeri/
offensive term for a person of German descent
From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
judgedverbUS /dʒʌdʒd/
past form of “judge” — determine the result of (a competition)
From this reading Good Christopher was not brilliant, and only the most obvious of things impressed him, but he had seen, and like me, had judged.
an opinion formed by judging something
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
a characteristic state or mode of living
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
prefer or wish to do something
From this reading Good Christopher was not brilliant, and only the most obvious of things impressed him, but he had seen, and like me, had judged.
plural of “lip” — either of two fleshy folds of tissue that surround the mouth and play a role in speaking
From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
Marcia
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From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
the person speaking, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
the one or ones belonging to the person speaking
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
(comparative of “much” used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning greater in size or amount or extent or degree
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
used to form the superlative
From this reading Good Christopher was not brilliant, and only the most obvious of things impressed him, but he had seen, and like me, had judged.
used to say something is necessary, or almost certainly true
From this reading It must have been at the cost of a severe wrench to his habits and traditions that he had dared to speak so freely.
not any; not one
From this reading And yet I felt no remorse at encouraging the confession.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading Good Christopher was not brilliant, and only the most obvious of things impressed him, but he had seen, and like me, had judged.
obviousadjectiveUS /ˈɑːbviəs/
easily perceived by the senses or grasped by the mind
From this reading Good Christopher was not brilliant, and only the most obvious of things impressed him, but he had seen, and like me, had judged.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
and nothing more
From this reading Good Christopher was not brilliant, and only the most obvious of things impressed him, but he had seen, and like me, had judged.
used to join alternatives or possibilities
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
to a distinctly greater extent or degree than is common
From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
a human being
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
remorsenounUS /rɪˈmɔːrs/
a feeling of deep regret (usually for some misdeed)
From this reading And yet I felt no remorse at encouraging the confession.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Good Christopher was not brilliant, and only the most obvious of things impressed him, but he had seen, and like me, had judged.
a person working in the service of another (especially in the household)
From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality
From this reading It must have been at the cost of a severe wrench to his habits and traditions that he had dared to speak so freely.
give an exhibition of to an interested audience
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
for that reason; with the result that
From this reading It must have been at the cost of a severe wrench to his habits and traditions that he had dared to speak so freely.
a thing, without saying which
From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
express in speech
From this reading It must have been at the cost of a severe wrench to his habits and traditions that he had dared to speak so freely.
used to introduce the second part of a comparison
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading It must have been at the cost of a severe wrench to his habits and traditions that he had dared to speak so freely.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
the people or things already mentioned, as the object
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
in or at that place or location
From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading Good Christopher was not brilliant, and only the most obvious of things impressed him, but he had seen, and like me, had judged.
used for a person or thing that is near, or that has just been mentioned
From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
to a degree exceeding normal or proper limits
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
traditionsnounUS /trəˈdɪʃənz/
plural of “tradition” — an inherited pattern of thought or action
From this reading It must have been at the cost of a severe wrench to his habits and traditions that he had dared to speak so freely.
trainedadjectiveUS /treɪnd/
shaped or conditioned or disciplined by training; often used as a combining form
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one or a numeral representing this number
From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
any creative group active in the innovation and application of new concepts and techniques in a given field (especially in the arts)
From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
go to see a place, as for entertainment
From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
(often used as a combining form) in a good or proper or satisfactory manner or to a high standard (“good” is a nonstandard dialectal variant for “well”)
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
which person or people
From this reading And his judgment was even more damning than mine, for Christopher was an amicable person, who doddered along, accepting life as it came, too weary for enmities, or too well trained to show them.
wrenchverbUS /rentʃ/
twist or pull violently or suddenly, especially so as to remove (something) from that to which it is attached or from where it originates
From this reading It must have been at the cost of a severe wrench to his habits and traditions that he had dared to speak so freely.
Wyck's
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From this reading TWO EMBASSIES There was something particularly brutal to me in hearing this estimate of Marcia Van Wyck's visit to Jerry through the lips of a servant.
but in spite of that
From this reading And yet I felt no remorse at encouraging the confession.
