used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading Indeed when he had finished a novel he used to seem as exhausted as a woman after childbirth.
afterprepositionUS /ˈæftər/
later than; following
From this reading Indeed when he had finished a novel he used to seem as exhausted as a woman after childbirth.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading At such times he would be in a terrible state of nerves—trembling and sleepless.
one or some or every or all without specification
From this reading He was quite done up; the man exhausts himself in narrative as I have never seen with any one else.
at the same time that; because; in the way that
From this reading He was quite done up; the man exhausts himself in narrative as I have never seen with any one else.
in or near a particular place or position
From this reading At such times he would be in a terrible state of nerves—trembling and sleepless.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading At such times he would be in a terrible state of nerves—trembling and sleepless.
Bondmannoun
a male bound to serve without wages
From this reading At that very time he had not quite got through the nervous crisis after the completion of _The Bondman_.
childbirthnounUS /ˈtʃaɪldbɜːrθ/
the parturition process in human beings; having a baby; the process of giving birth to a child
From this reading Indeed when he had finished a novel he used to seem as exhausted as a woman after childbirth.
completionnounUS /kəmˈpliːʃən/
(American football) a successful forward pass in football
From this reading At that very time he had not quite got through the nervous crisis after the completion of _The Bondman_.
crisisnounUS /ˈkraɪsəs/
an unstable situation of extreme danger or difficulty
From this reading At that very time he had not quite got through the nervous crisis after the completion of _The Bondman_.
having finished or arrived at completion
From this reading He was quite done up; the man exhausts himself in narrative as I have never seen with any one else.
else
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From this reading He was quite done up; the man exhausts himself in narrative as I have never seen with any one else.
all things; all of a situation
From this reading At such times everything seemed to worry him; things that he would shortly after laugh at.
drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted
From this reading Indeed when he had finished a novel he used to seem as exhausted as a woman after childbirth.
exhaustsnounUS /ɪɡˈzɔːsts/
plural of “exhaust” — gases ejected from an engine as waste products
From this reading He was quite done up; the man exhausts himself in narrative as I have never seen with any one else.
(of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state
From this reading Indeed when he had finished a novel he used to seem as exhausted as a woman after childbirth.
inflected form of “get” — come into the possession of something concrete or abstract
From this reading At that very time he had not quite got through the nervous crisis after the completion of _The Bondman_.
hadauxiliary verbUS /hæd/
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading Indeed when he had finished a novel he used to seem as exhausted as a woman after childbirth.
haveauxiliary verbUS /hæv/
used with a past participle to form the perfect tenses
From this reading He was quite done up; the man exhausts himself in narrative as I have never seen with any one else.
a man, boy, or male animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading He was quite done up; the man exhausts himself in narrative as I have never seen with any one else.
the male already mentioned, as the object of a verb or preposition
From this reading At such times everything seemed to worry him; things that he would shortly after laugh at.
used when the man or boy doing the action is also its object
From this reading He was quite done up; the man exhausts himself in narrative as I have never seen with any one else.
the person speaking or writing, as the subject of the verb
From this reading He was quite done up; the man exhausts himself in narrative as I have never seen with any one else.
inside something, or within a place, period, or state
From this reading He was quite done up; the man exhausts himself in narrative as I have never seen with any one else.
in truth (often tends to intensify)
From this reading Indeed when he had finished a novel he used to seem as exhausted as a woman after childbirth.
the sound of laughing
From this reading At such times everything seemed to worry him; things that he would shortly after laugh at.
an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman)
From this reading He was quite done up; the man exhausts himself in narrative as I have never seen with any one else.
narrativenounUS /ˈnærətɪv/
a message that tells the particulars of an act or occurrence or course of events; presented in writing or drama or cinema or as a radio or television program
From this reading He was quite done up; the man exhausts himself in narrative as I have never seen with any one else.
an uneasy psychological state
From this reading At such times he would be in a terrible state of nerves—trembling and sleepless.
easily agitated
From this reading At that very time he had not quite got through the nervous crisis after the completion of _The Bondman_.
not ever; at no time in the past or future
From this reading He was quite done up; the man exhausts himself in narrative as I have never seen with any one else.
used to make a word, phrase, or sentence negative
From this reading At that very time he had not quite got through the nervous crisis after the completion of _The Bondman_.
an extended fictional work in prose; usually in the form of a story
From this reading Indeed when he had finished a novel he used to seem as exhausted as a woman after childbirth.
belonging to, or connected with, somebody or something
From this reading At such times he would be in a terrible state of nerves—trembling and sleepless.
used to mean any person in general, including the speaker
From this reading He was quite done up; the man exhausts himself in narrative as I have never seen with any one else.
to a degree (not used with a negative)
From this reading He was quite done up; the man exhausts himself in narrative as I have never seen with any one else.
give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading Indeed when he had finished a novel he used to seem as exhausted as a woman after childbirth.
past form of “seem” — give a certain impression or have a certain outward aspect
From this reading At such times everything seemed to worry him; things that he would shortly after laugh at.
inflected form of “see” — perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading He was quite done up; the man exhausts himself in narrative as I have never seen with any one else.
for a short time
From this reading At such times everything seemed to worry him; things that he would shortly after laugh at.
sleeplessadjectiveUS /ˈsliːpləs/
experiencing or accompanied by sleeplessness
From this reading At such times he would be in a terrible state of nerves—trembling and sleepless.
the territory occupied by one of the constituent administrative districts of a nation
From this reading At such times he would be in a terrible state of nerves—trembling and sleepless.
of the kind already mentioned
From this reading At such times he would be in a terrible state of nerves—trembling and sleepless.
causing fear or dread or terror
From this reading At such times he would be in a terrible state of nerves—trembling and sleepless.
used to introduce what somebody said, thought, or felt
From this reading At that very time he had not quite got through the nervous crisis after the completion of _The Bondman_.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading He was quite done up; the man exhausts himself in narrative as I have never seen with any one else.
any movable possession (especially articles of clothing)
From this reading At such times everything seemed to worry him; things that he would shortly after laugh at.
from one end or side of something to the other
From this reading At that very time he had not quite got through the nervous crisis after the completion of _The Bondman_.
an instance or single occasion for some event
From this reading At that very time he had not quite got through the nervous crisis after the completion of _The Bondman_.
a more or less definite period of time now or previously present
From this reading At such times he would be in a terrible state of nerves—trembling and sleepless.
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Indeed when he had finished a novel he used to seem as exhausted as a woman after childbirth.
a shaky motion
From this reading At such times he would be in a terrible state of nerves—trembling and sleepless.
being or moving higher in position or greater in some value; being above a former position or level
From this reading He was quite done up; the man exhausts himself in narrative as I have never seen with any one else.
employed in accomplishing something
From this reading Indeed when he had finished a novel he used to seem as exhausted as a woman after childbirth.
precisely as stated
From this reading At that very time he had not quite got through the nervous crisis after the completion of _The Bondman_.
wasauxiliary verbUS /wɑːz/
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading He was quite done up; the man exhausts himself in narrative as I have never seen with any one else.
at the time that
From this reading Indeed when he had finished a novel he used to seem as exhausted as a woman after childbirth.
in the company of; together with
From this reading He was quite done up; the man exhausts himself in narrative as I have never seen with any one else.
an adult female person (as opposed to a man)
From this reading Indeed when he had finished a novel he used to seem as exhausted as a woman after childbirth.
be worried, concerned, anxious, troubled, or uneasy
From this reading At such times everything seemed to worry him; things that he would shortly after laugh at.
used for something imagined, polite, or habitual in the past
From this reading At such times he would be in a terrible state of nerves—trembling and sleepless.
